Besame Mucho (film)

1987 Brazilian film directed by Francisco Ramalho Jr.

August 13, 1987 (1987-08-13)^[1]

Running time

108 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortuguese

Besame Mucho is a 1987 Brazilian romance drama film directed by Francisco Ramalho Jr., based on the play of the same name by Mário Prata.^[1]

Cast

Antônio Fagundes as Tuca
Christiane Torloni as Dina
José Wilker as Xico
Glória Pires as Olga
Giulia Gam as Aninha
Paulo Betti as César
Isabel Ribeiro as Encarnacion
Linda Gay as Dina's mother
Wilma Aguiar as Tuca's mother
Jesse James as watchman
Iara Jamra as debutante #1
Vera Zimmermann as debutante #2

Production

The filming took place in July 1986 in different locations of São Paulo, including Faculdade São Franscisco and Cine Copan.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Reception

It was awarded the Best Film at the 13th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva,^[5] Best Screenplay at the Cartagena Film Festival,^[6] and won the Best Screenplay and Best Costume Design awards at the 15th Gramado Film Festival.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Besame Mucho" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
^ "Time de primeira". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. June 25, 1986. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ "Em ação". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. July 1, 1986. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ "A nova produção dos diretores paulistas". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. July 9, 1986. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ "Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1981-1990" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
^ "Entrelinhas". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. June 20, 1988. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ "Festival de Gramado – Premiados" (in Portuguese). Gramado Film Festival. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2014.