Pitanga

The story

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

Cast

A Antônio PitangaSelf C Camila PitangaSelf R Rocco PitangaSelf R Roque AraújoSelf L Luiz Carlos MacielSelf C Caetano VelosoSelf M Maria BethâniaSelf M Maria CreuzaSelf C CapinanSelf L Léa GarciaSelf C Carlos DieguesSelf S Sérgio RicardoSelf

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O Othon BastosSelf Í Ítala NandiSelf J José Celso Martinez CorrêaSelf S Selma EgreiSelf G Gésio AmadeuSelf Z Zezé MottaSelf N Ney LatorracaSelf J Jards MacaléSelf N Neville D'AlmeidaSelf E Elisa LucindaSelf S Sílvio GuindaneSelf T Tamara TaxmanSelf Z ZiraldoSelf  Ângela LealSelf R Ruth de SouzaSelf H Haroldo CostaSelf J Joel Zito AraújoSelf H Hugo CarvanaSelf T Tonico PereiraSelf C Chico BuarqueSelf P Paulinho da ViolaSelf L Luiz Carlos BarretoSelf C Cláudio AdãoSelf M Milton GonçalvesSelf J Jorge CoutinhoSelf W Walter Lima Jr.Self B Benedita da SilvaSelf M Martinho da VilaSelf G Gilberto GilSelf L Lázaro RamosSelf