
Cangaceiros de Lampião
Action · Western
Overview
On the day of Pedro Boiadeiro's wedding, a band of cangaceiros who survived the Angicos massacre invade his home, then proceed to beat him up, and abuse and murder his wife. Pedro sets out to get revenge on each one.
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Milton Rodríguez
Milton Rodríguez
Pedro Boiadeiro
Milton Rodríguez
Pedro Boiadeiro


Vanja Orico
Vanja Orico
Mariana
Vanja Orico
Mariana


Antônio Pitanga
Antônio Pitanga
Cravo Roxo
Antônio Pitanga
Cravo Roxo


Milton Ribeiro
Milton Ribeiro
Moita Brava
Milton Ribeiro
Moita Brava


Maurício do Valle
Maurício do Valle
Carcará
Maurício do Valle
Carcará


Sadi Cabral
Sadi Cabral
Mariana's father
Sadi Cabral
Mariana's father


Fauzi Mansur
Fauzi Mansur
Tonho
Fauzi Mansur
Tonho


Jacqueline Myrna
Jacqueline Myrna
Rosinha
Jacqueline Myrna
Rosinha


Roberto Ferreira
Roberto Ferreira
Antônio
Roberto Ferreira
Antônio
Palito
Palito
Palito
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This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name predecessor was, this film is a fictional version of the story of the "cangaceiros." These were bandits who sacked towns and spread terror throughout Northeastern Brazil in the 1930s. This group of outlaws is led by Captain Galdino and his wife Maria Bonita.

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The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and outlaws movement. Interspersed with testimonials, authentic sequences of films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abraham, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous band of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the "Lampião".
















