João Francisco dos Santos / Madame Satã
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Madame Satã is a 2002 Brazilian–French drama film directed and co-written by Karim Aïnouz. Shot in the neighborhoods of Lapa, Glória, Paquetá, and Centro in the Rio de Janeiro city, [3] it tells the story of Madame Satã and premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. [4]
Nov 8, 2002 · Madame Satã: Directed by Karim Aïnouz. With Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui, Fellipe Marques. Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Karim Aïnouz
- 2002-11-08
Aug 22, 2003 · Roger Ebert August 22, 2003. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Madame Sata" is a portrait of Joao Francisco dos Santos, a flamboyant, fiercely proud drag queen with a hair-trigger temper, who became a legend in the clubs and slums and prisons of Brazil.
Jul 9, 2003 · In the 1930s slums of Rio de Janeiro, João Francisco dos Santos (Lázaro Ramos) is many things -- the son of black slaves, an ex-con who spent more than two decades in prison, a gangster, a...
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- Lázaro Ramos
- Karim Aïnouz
- Biography, Drama
Summaries. Loose portrait of João Francisco dos Santos, also known as Madame Satã, a sometime chef, transvestite, lover, father, hero and convict from Rio de Janeiro. 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 ...
Sep 10, 2012 · It's a small film, effectively exploring a Genet-like netherworld of gay criminality, while taking the time to let us get to know 'Satâ', so that his charm and perverse but distinctive sense of ...
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by Karim Aïnouz. synopsis. The film is based on the real person João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976), better known by the name of Madame Satã. He was a 1.78 meter black man weighing 88 kilos of muscle. In turn a bandit, a transvestite, streetfighter, cook, hero, convict and father to seven adopted children.
