''Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil'' () is a 1995 Brazilian
historical
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comedy film
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directed and written by
Carla Camurati.
It stars
Marieta Severo as
Carlota Joaquina
Don (honorific), Doña Carlota Joaquina Teresa Cayetana of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) was List of Portuguese royal consorts, Queen of Portugal and List of Brazilian royal consorts, Brazil as the wife of King Dom John VI of Portuga ...
,
Marco Nanini as
Dom João VI and
Marcos Palmeira as
Dom Pedro I.
The film shows Carlota's efforts to conquer her enemies and become a queen. It tells a summarized tale, mixing history with popular folk traditions, from her childhood until her suicide.
Cast
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Marieta Severo as
Carlota Joaquina of Spain
Doña Carlota Joaquina Teresa Cayetana of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) was Queen of Portugal and Brazil as the wife of King Dom John VI. She was the daughter of King Don Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma.
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Marco Nanini as
John VI of Portugal
'' Dom'' John VI (; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), known as "the Clement" (), was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825, and after the recognition of Brazil's independence, titular Emperor of Brazil ...
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Ludmila Dayer as Yolanda / young Carlota Joaquina
* Maria Fernanda as
Maria I of Portugal
'' Dona'' Maria I (Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana; 17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) also known as Maria the Pious in Portugal and Maria the Mad in Brazil, was Queen of Portugal from 24 February 1777 until her de ...
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Marcos Palmeira as
Pedro I of Brazil
''Don (honorific), Dom'' Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834), known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" () or "the Soldier King" () in Portugal, was the founder and List of monarchs of Brazil, first ruler of the Empire of ...
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Beth Goulart as
Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
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Antônio Abujamra as Count of Mata-Porcos
* Eliana Fonseca as Custódia
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Norton Nascimento as Fernando Leão
* Romeu Evaristo as Felisbindo
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Bel Kutner as Francisca
* Aldo Leite as Francisco José Rufino de Sousa Lobato, viscount of Vila Nova da Rainha
* Chris Hieatt as
Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford
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Maria Ceiça as Gertrudes
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1990s historical comedy films
1995 films
Brazilian historical comedy films
1990s English-language films
Films about royalty
Films set in the 19th century
Pedro I of Brazil
1990s Portuguese-language films
1990s Spanish-language films
1995 comedy films
Brazilian multilingual films
Cultural depictions of Portuguese people
Cultural depictions of Spanish people
1990s Brazilian films
English-language historical comedy films
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Spanish-language Brazilian films
Spanish-language historical comedy films