Madragoa
5.8
In Madragoa, Zé Luís, a man of the people devoted to his work, is in love with Clara, the daughter of Santana das Carnes, his godfather and protector, who intends to marry her to D. Eusébio with the intention of financing his business. When Santana discovers the romance, he fires Zé Luís and forces him to break it off, convincing him that he owes his marriage to Margarida, a young woman of the same upbringing. Zé Luís finds employment at the docks, Margarida dies of illness, Santana goes bankrupt... Zé Luís supports him with initiative and money from his father, who has meanwhile returned from Africa, and ends up marrying Clara.
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Cast
17 people
Deolinda Rodrigues
Margarida
Also in
The Little Bird of Ribeira
Vidas de Sal
Helga Liné
Clara
Known for
Black Candles
Labyrinth of Passion
Gualdim Pais
Perdigão Queiroga
Barroso Lopes
Trinca-Espinhas
Also in
The Courtyard of the Ballads
The Tyrannical Father
João Bastos
Ercilia Costa
Isabel - José Luís' Mother
Costinha
D. Eusébio
Also in
O Costa d'África
Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle
Manuel Santos Carvalho
Santana das Carnes
Also in
A Song of Lisbon
Aldeia da Roupa Branca
Frederico Valério
Maria Olguim
Genoveva
Also in
The Circus
The Costa from Castelo
Eugénio Salvador
Faustino
Also in
Vidas sem Rumo
The Three Happy-Go-Lucky
Perdigão Queiroga Director · Gualdim Pais Screenplay
First release January 2, 1952 · Produced in Portugal
Production
Lisboa Filme
Production
Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · January 2, 1952
Theatrical · Local de estreia: Batalha – Porto
No release date listed for United States.
Portugal
January 11, 1952 · Theatrical · Estreias em Lisboa: Monumental – Lisboa
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