Samba

Samba

106 mins | Feb. 1, 1965

Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis (Carlos Alberto). Favela-girl Belén (also Montiel) is the look-alike who takes her place, unaware she is being used by a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes. Written by fabreu

Samba

106 mins | Feb. 1, 1965

Samba
Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis (Carlos Alberto). Favela-girl Belén (also Montiel) is the look-alike who takes her place, unaware she is being used by a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes. Written by fabreu
Producers
Original title Samba
Directors Rafael Gil
Writers José López Rubio, Rafael Gil, Jesús María de Arozamena

Cast

Sara Montiel

as Belén / Laura Monteiro

Marc Michel

as Paulo

Fosco Giachetti

as João Fernandes de Oliveira

Carlos Alberto

as Assis

José Prada

as Oliveira's lawyer

Zeni Pereira

as Trinidad

Eliezer Gomes

as Negro gangster

Antônio Pitanga

as Paulo's friend

Álvaro Aguiar

as White gangster

Antonia Marzullo

as Belén's grandmother

Grande Otelo

as Freitas

Arlindo Rodrigues

as Self / Salgueiro art director

Moacyr Deriquém

as Copacabana seducer

Wilson Grey

as Man in samba school committee

Cyro Monteiro

as President of Salgueiro Samba School