“Move over Evita, it’s Xica’s time now!”
The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.
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Cast
23 people
Zezé Motta
Xica da Silva
Known for
3%
Xica da Silva
Walmor Chagas
Comendador João Fernandes
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Altair Lima
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Xica da Silva
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Elke Maravilha
Hortência
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Stepan Nercessian
José
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Rodolfo Arena
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José Wilker
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Marcus Vinícius
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Known for
Bye Bye Brazil
João Felício dos Santos
Padre
Also in
Desesperato
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Dara Kocy
Zefina
No other roles listed
Adalberto Silva
Cabeça
Also in
O Tempo e o Vento
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Julio Mackenzie
Raimundo
No other roles listed
Carlos Diegues Director · Antonio Callado Writer João Felício dos Santos Author
First release September 6, 1976 · Produced in Brazil · Production Embrafilme, Jarbas Barbosa Produções Cinematográficas
Production
Terra Filmes
Production
Embrafilme
Production
Jarbas Barbosa Produções Cinematográficas
Production
Distrifilmes
Production
Brazil
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Original title
Xica da Silva
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · September 6, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
July 16, 2026 · Theatrical · Relançamento
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