Besame Mucho (film)

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Directed by	Francisco Ramalho Jr.
Written by	Francisco Ramalho Jr. Mário Prata
Based on	Besame Mucho by Mário Prata
Produced by	Francisco Ramalho Jr. Hector Babenco Leda Borges
Starring	Antônio Fagundes Christiane Torloni José Wilker Glória Pires
Narrated by	Bob Floriano
Cinematography	José Tadeu Ribeiro
Edited by	Mauro Alice
Music by	Wagner Tiso
Production company	H.B. Filmes
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	August 13, 1987 (1987-08-13)[1]
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

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

1. "Besame Mucho" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
2. "Time de primeira". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. June 25, 1986. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
3. "Em ação". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. July 1, 1986. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
4. "A nova produção dos diretores paulistas". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. July 9, 1986. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
5. "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.
6. "Entrelinhas". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. June 20, 1988. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
7. "Festival de Gramado – Premiados" (in Portuguese). Gramado Film Festival. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

External links

• Besame Mucho at IMDb