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The Story of Fausta (1988)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Bruno Barreto

Synopsis

Fausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she works as a maid. Through it all she's a scourge, arguing, jeering and being jeered, but also displaying the spirit and energy of her idol, Tina Turner.

Actors

Betty Faria
Betty Faria
Fausta
Brandão Filho
Brandão Filho
Zé da Placa
Daniel Filho
Daniel Filho
João
Cristina Pereira
Cristina Pereira
Coizinha
Tamara Taxman
Tamara Taxman
Marcos Palmeira
Marcos Palmeira
Luiz
Stela Freitas
Stela Freitas
Analú Prestes
Analú Prestes
Duse Nacarati
Duse Nacarati
Neuza Borges
Neuza Borges
Zezé Polessa
Zezé Polessa
Cláudia Jimenez
Cláudia Jimenez
Vic Militello
Vic Militello
Antonio Pedro
Antonio Pedro
Joaquim
David Pinheiro
David Pinheiro

Crews

Bruno Barreto
Bruno Barreto
Director
Naum Alves de Souza
Naum Alves de Souza
Writer

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