Madame Satã (2002)
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Cast
Lázaro Ramos, Marcélia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques
A portrait of João Francisco dos Santos and the bohemian circle around him before he became the legendary Madame Satã.
The story
The film portrays João Francisco dos Santos, a Black, poor, homosexual cross-dresser, rogue, artist, prisoner, and adoptive father of seven children. Known as Madame Satã, he is a regular in Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian Lapa neighborhood. The story focuses on his circle of friends before he becomes a celebrated and legendary figure in Rio’s bohemian scene.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film portrays the life of João Francisco dos Santos, a major figure in twentieth-century urban marginal culture: the celebrated cross-dresser, a rogue, artist, prisoner, adoptive father of seven children, Black, poor and homosexual, known as “Madame Satã” and a regular in the bohemian Lapa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It shows his circle of friends before he became the myth of Madame Satã, a legendary figure in Rio’s bohemian scene.
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