Simple and popular hillbilly Jeca is forced to get involved in politics, when the leaders of the region, competing to be elected mayor of the town, try to get his support.
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Cast
26 people
Amacio Mazzaropi
Jeca
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Geny Prado
Filó
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O Direito de Nascer
A Barba Azul
Roberto Duval
Vinicius
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Virou Bagunça
O Barbeiro Que Se Vira
Nicolau Guzzardi
Coronel Filinto
Augusto César Vannucci
Sérgio
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Rio, Spring & Love
Maria 38
Eugenio Kusnet
Coronel Bonifácio
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Hitler in the Third World
Cara de Fogo
Raul Gil
tocador de pratos da banda
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Programa Raul Gil
Maracy Mello
Maria
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A Muralha
O Tempo e o Vento
Mário Benvenutti
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Men and Women
Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo
Francisco Di Franco
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Sexo, Sexo e Sexo
Uma Verdadeira História de Amor
Edgard Franco
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O Direito de Nascer
A Muralha
Genésio Arruda
Coronel Policarpo
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O Julgamento
O Dia é Nosso
Amacio Mazzaropi Director · Milton Amaral Writer Rudolf Icsey Cinematographer
First release May 11, 1961 · Produced in Brazil
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · May 11, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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