Paulo Villaça Movies

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the...

In São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through a social project. After being discouraged by...

In the 60's Lúcia McCartney is a call girl who is a fan of the Beatles. A diplomat tries to get her out of prostitution by falling in love...

The story of three characters in a brothel room: the prostitute Neusa Sueli, the gigolo Vado and the homosexual Veludo speak of their lives and...

Adaptation of the successful Brazilian TV series "Beto Rockefeller". Albert is a cunning poor man who pretends to be rich, using his congeniality and...

The quasi-fictional story of transgender sex workers living in Rio de Janeiro's swampy red light district, who are joined by a group of hippies and a...

Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a machine-gun, and wearing a black cloak.

After meeting a beguiling woman in a movie theater, a realtor becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot involving murder, double identities and movies.

Famous gunman Judas is hired to avenge the death of the city mayor, but his plans take an unexpected turn when he falls in love with the daughter of...

Movie director in his forties and in existential crisis falls in love with an unknown teen girl he sees walking down the streets, without knowing...

A caboclo's soul wanders through purgatory (or hell), visiting many places until he boards a ship whose destination is unknown.

Young guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck. Naturally, he is faced with many adversities along the...

In a financially troubled farm in the 1930's, its depraved owners become attracted to their new handsome and young handyman.

Edson is having an affair with actress Maria do Rosário, who dreams of being a movie director. So he tries to get some easy money for her...

In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The...

A criminal reporter and his guru-like friend go around together, but a crossroads will lead them to different ways.

Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian political, literary and artistic...