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Luz del Fuego (film)

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Director
  
David Neves

Distributed by
  
Embrafilme

Country
  
Brazil

5.7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Biography, Drama

Duration
  

Language
  
Portuguese

Luz del Fuego (film) Luz del Fuego 1982 IMDb

Release date
  
April 5, 1982 (1982-04-05)

Writer
  
Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho

Genres
  
Drama film, Biographical film

Cast
  
Lucelia Santos
,
Walmor Chagas
,
Irving Sao Paulo

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Luz del Fuego is a 1982 Brazilian drama film directed by David Neves and featuring Lucélia Santos in the lead role. The film is a liberal and romantic narrative of the controversial Brazilian vedette and activist Dora Vivacqua, better known with her stage name Luz del Fuego.

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Plot

Present day Guanabara Bay. Former senator João Gaspar (Walmor Chagas) is on his way to Ilha do Sol, the retreat of Luz del Fuego who was assassinated back in 1967. He tells his nurse about his days with Luz, how they met in the late 1940s and how she became his protégée in the following years.

Cast

  • Lucélia Santos: Dora Vivacqua
  • Walmor Chagas: João Gaspar
  • Joel Barcellos: Canário
  • Ivan Cândido: Teodoro Dias
  • Helber Rangel: Indalécio
  • Marco Soares: Agildo
  • Ítala Nandi: Isabel Gaspar

    • Production

    Co-produced by Riofilme, Morena Filmes, and Sky Light Cinema, Luz del Fuelgo was shot between May and July 1981 in Ilha dos Lobos, Torres, Rio Grande do Sul.

    Reception

    Luz del Fuego was the winner of awards Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Photography, and Best Scenography at the 1982 Festival de Gramado.

    References

    Luz del Fuego (film) Wikipedia
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    Luz del Fuego (film) IMDb