Synopsis

A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos – better known as Madame Satã – was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.

Main Cast

Lázaro Ramos

João Francisco dos Santos / Madame Satã

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Marcélia Cartaxo

Laurita

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Flávio Bauraqui

Tabu

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Renata Sorrah

Vitória dos Anjos

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Fellipe Marques

Renatinho

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Emiliano Queiroz

Amador

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Gero Camilo

Preso

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Floriano Peixoto

Gregório

Age : 64 | Popularity : 23%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Karim Aïnouz
Camera	Director of Photography	Walter Carvalho
Writing	Writer	Mauricio Zacharias Marcelo Gomes Sérgio Machado Karim Aïnouz
Production	Producer	Walter Salles Marc Beauchamps Isabel Diegues Vincent Maraval Mauricio Andrade Ramos Donald Ranvaud Juliette Renaud
	Associate Producer	Laurent Bocahut Philip Brooks Dominique Welinski
Sound	Original Music Composer	Sacha Amback Marcos Suzano
	Sound	Aloysio Compasso
	Sound Mixer	Dominique Hennequin Christophe Vingtrinier
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Stéphane Thiébaut
	Sound Editor	Waldir Xavier
Editing	Editor	Isabela Monteiro de Castro
Art	Production Design	Marcos Pedroso
	Set Decoration	Jorge de Tharso
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Rita Murtinho
	Makeup Artist	Sonia Penna
Crew	Special Effects	Sergio Farjalla Jr.
	Thanks	Todd Haynes Wieland Speck
Department	Role	Name

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