Chiquinho Brandão

Acting

Chiquinho Brandão

Born 1952-04-20 · Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil

Acting credits

Hysteries poster
NR

Interspersed with documentation of dancer Juliana Carneiro da Cunha’s "Possession" performance, which draws from Christian mysticism, in the filmmaker’s words this experimental short is about “the psychic suffering of women in a patriarchal society”. It takes the viewer on a disorienting journey—with abrupt cuts in sound and image—through the Catholic Church, repressed sexuality, racial violence perpetrated by white women, maternal fatigue, male chauvinism and drug addiction…

Hysteries

1983

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Carlota Amorosidade

1987

The Long Trip poster
NR

A trip throught brazilian 60's/70's hippie universe.

The Long Trip

1984

Infinita Tropicália poster
NR

Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that occurred between 1967 and 1968, inspired by Oswald de Andrade's anthropophagic ideals, pop art and the concretism. Twenty years later, this film revisits the movement and shows that Tropicalismo will never die.

Infinita Tropicália

1986

Noites Paraguayas poster
6.0

The path of Paraguayan immigrants who drive to Asuncion and then arrive in São Paulo. They are rural workers, musicians, vendors and underemployed people. Two parallel worlds: the Guarani culture and the Brazilian adventure in São Paulo juxtaposed with Paraguayan songs and the Guarani language, spoken by the main characters.

Noites Paraguayas

1982

Angels of the Night poster
5.8

Many exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, a drag queen; Teddy, a hustler; Guto, a gay reporter; and Marta, an actress.

Angels of the Night

1987

The Journey poster
6.1

A young man living in a cold southern village in South America, decides to start a trip looking for his father. By doing this he discovers unexpected facts about his Latin American essence.

The Journey

1992

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Real Desejo

1990

That Damned Meat poster
6.9

Nhô Quim has only one dream in his life: to eat red meat. He meets Carula, a young woman anxious to get married, who promises him that in their wedding her father will kill him an ox. But, before that, Nhô Quim must pass a series of tests.

That Damned Meat

1985

Inspector Faustão and the Vagabond poster
3.6

Faustão, a fruit seller, is selected by God himself to become Inspector Faustão, defender of the animals. He's joined by Sérgio Mallandro in a mission to save a group of quails from an illegal smuggler, while also having to deal with a bratty kid and a jealous girlfriend.

Inspector Faustão and the Vagabond

1991

Kiss 2348/72 poster
6.9

Worker Norival's life turns upside down when he is caught kissing his co-worker Catarina during work hours. He is fired for just cause and faces the hardships of the labor lawsuit he filed against the company.

Kiss 2348/72

1990

Lua Cheia poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Lua Cheia

1988

Chiquinho Brandão: Um Sopro Vital poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chiquinho Brandão: Um Sopro Vital

2024

Hidden City poster
5.3

After seven years in jail, Anjo meets up with his former accomplice, now head of a criminal organization. The former detainee finds himself embroiled with an underworld star, Shirley Sombra, and finds enmity with a corrupt police officer.

Hidden City

1986