''Casa da Mãe Joana'' is a 2008 Brazilian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Hugo Carvana Hugo Carvana de Hollanda (4 June 1937 – 4 October 2014) was a Brazilian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 110 films and television shows between 1954 and 2014. Selected filmography Film *1955: ''Trabalhou Bem, Genival' ...

. The film was released in Brazil on September 19, 2008. Its sequel, '' Casa da Mãe Joana 2'', was released on September 6, 2013.

Cast

José Wilker José Wilker Almeida (20 August 1944 – 5 April 2014) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like '' Roque Santeiro'' (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, ...

as Juca *

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 PR * Antônio Pedro Borges as Montanha *

Laura Cardoso Laura Cardoso, artistic name of Laurinda de Jesus Cardoso Balleroni OMC (born 13 September 1927) is a Brazilian actress. She is celebrated as one of the best and most well known Brazilian actresses of cinema, theater and television. Early li ...

as Herly *

Fernanda de Freitas Fernanda de Freitas Sahdo (born February 25, 1980) is a Brazilian actress. Career Fernanda was a ballet teacher for 14 years. At age 19, she quit the gym where she worked as a ballet teacher and left her hometown of São José do Rio Preto, ...

as Tainacã * Pedro Cardoso as Vavá *

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 Laura *

Juliana Paes Juliana Couto Paes (born 26 March 1979) is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became nationally known in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical ''The Producers'', as Ulla. Career An actress, model ...

as Dolores Sol *

Agildo Ribeiro Agildo Ribeiro (24 April 1932 – 28 April 2018) was a Brazilian actor. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Agildo 1932 births 2018 deaths Brazilian male actors People from Rio de Janeiro (city) ...

as Comendador/Lola Brandão * Luís Carlos Miele as Camões * Claudio Marzo as Leopoldo * Arlete Salles as Cliente *

Beth Goulart Elisabeth Xavier Miessa (born January 25, 1961) is a Brazilian actress, singer and playwright. Biography Her first appearance on television was in teleteatro ''Alô, Alguém aí?'', William Saroyan, aired by TV Cultura in 1975. She debuted a ...

as Cliente * Cláudia Borioni as Madame * Maria Gladys as Bêbada no ateliê * Lu Grimaldi as Cliente * Roberto Maya as Oficial de Justiça *

as Salomão

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* * Brazilian comedy films 2008 comedy films 2008 films 2000s Portuguese-language films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub