João de Barro

João de Barro

Birth : 1907-03-29, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Death : 2006-12-24

Profile

João de Barro

Movies

The Daughters of Chiquita
Music
Documents Chiquita's Party, a spectacular annual gay pride event held amidst the largest Catholic celebration in Brazil.
A Embaixatriz do Samba
Self
The Girl from Ipanema
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
Garotas e Samba
Music
Three young women sharing a room in a boarding house owned by a very strict matron dream of becoming famous in show busines
Banana-da-Terra
Screenplay
A man in charge of a publicity campaign for bananas decides to kidnap the Queen of 'Bananaland', a tropical island paradise, and take her to Rio, where she falls in love with a member of Carmen Miranda's backing ensemble, 'Bando da Lua'.
Alô Alô Carnaval
Story
Two authors go look for a business to finance their dream musical.
Hello, Hello, Brazil!
Story
A man is looking for a radio singer named "Dulcineia." For this, he goes through the biggest hassles and problems. The plot, in fact, is an excuse for the exhibition of the musical numbers of the greatest Brazilian Radio artists.
Hello, Hello, Brazil!
Director
A man is looking for a radio singer named "Dulcineia." For this, he goes through the biggest hassles and problems. The plot, in fact, is an excuse for the exhibition of the musical numbers of the greatest Brazilian Radio artists.
Vamos Fallá do Norte