01 Aug 1997
Perfumed Ball
A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendary Brazilian bandit.
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
Romantic biography of Maria Bonita, daughter of a poor farmer who was kidnapped by Lampião and became his lover.
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Celi Ribeiro Maria Bonita
Milton Moraes Lampião
Roberto Batalin Bento
Sonia Dutra Zefinha
Jofre Soares Salustiano
Rodolfo Arena Coronel Canavieira
Wilson Grey 
José Marinho Severino
Ivan Cândido Cabo João
Rogério Fróes Corisco
Roberto Ferreira 
Waldir Onofre Azulão
Regina Celia Pascoal Guida
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