''Dedé Mamata'' is a 1987 Brazilian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Rodolfo Brandão and starring

Guilherme Fontes Guilherme Machado Cardoso Fontes (born January 8, 1967) is a Brazilian actor and director. Filmography As a movie actor * 1986 - A Cor do Seu Destino .... Paulo * 1987 - Um Trem para as Estrelas ... Vinicius * 1988 - Dedé Mamata .... Dedé * 20 ...

. The film was entered into the main competition at the 45th edition of the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

. It also won the awards for Best Supporting Actor (

Marcos Palmeira Marcos Palmeira de Paula (born 19 August 1963) is a Brazilian actor, TV host and producer. He is nephew of the siblings Chico Anysio and Lupe Gigliotti. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in ...

) and Best Supporting Actress (Iara Jamraat) at the 1988

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ...

Plot

Cast

as Dedé Mamata *

Malu Mader Maria de Lourdes "Malu" da Silveira Mäder (born 12 September 1966) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, she is the daughter of Rubens Tramujas Mäder, a Brazilian army colonel (who gives his name to the RJ-163 highway, w ...

as Lena *

as Alpino * Luiz Fernando Guimarães as Cumpade *

Paulo Porto Paulo Porto (1 September 1917 – 3 July 1999) was a Brazilian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 32 films and television shows between 1947 and 1988. He starred in the 1973 film ''All Nudity Shall Be Punished'' ...

as Avô * Iara Jamra as Ritinha *

Paulo Betti Paulo Sérgio Betti (born 8 September 1952) is a Brazilian actor, playwright, and stage director. He also works occasionally as film producer and director. Biography Paulo Sérgio Betti was born on 8 September 1952 in Rafard, a small town in the ...

as Pai * Natália Thimberg as Avó *

Geraldo Del Rey Geraldo Del Rey (29 October 1930 – 25 April 1993) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in 65 films and television shows between 1950 and 1992. Filmography External links * 1930 births 1993 deaths Brazilian male film actors People ...

Carlos Marighella Carlos Marighella (; 5 December 1911 – 4 November 1969) was a Brazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter of Marxist–Leninist orientation. He was accused of engaging in "terrorist acts" against the Brazilian military dictatorshi ...

Tonico Pereira Antônio Carlos de Sousa Pereira (born 22 June 1948 in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro), better known as Tonico Pereira, is a Brazilian television and film actor. Filmography *''The rules of the game'' (2015-2016) .... Ascâncio *''Rio, I ...

as Dirigente comunista *

Thaís de Campos Thaís de Campos (born November 7, 1963) is a Brazilian actress, producer, and film director. Career Her first job in TV was in the novel ''Elas por Elas'' (1982). She then attended the novels ''Final Feliz'' (1983), ''Voltei pra Você'' (198 ...

as Young Avó *

Antônio Pitanga Antônio Luiz Sampaio (born June 13, 1939), better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s. Personal life He was m ...

as Policial *

Thelma Reston Thelma Salim Reston (6 July 1937 – 20 December 2012) was a Brazilian film, theater, and television actress. Thelma Reston was born in Piracanjuba, Goiás. She began a theater career in the 1960s and work in television in the 1970s. Reston's ea ...

as Mãe de Lena

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* 1987 drama films Brazilian drama films 1987 directorial debut films 1987 films 1980s Portuguese-language films {{Brazil-film-stub