Cléa Simões

Denying Brazil (2000)

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling att ...

Woman on Top (2000)

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides ...

O Compadre de Ogum (1994)

Black Demons (1991)

Three American college students, Dick, his sister Jessica, and her British boyfriend Kevin, are traveling through Brazil on vacation when Dick, after attending a bizarre voodoo ceremony, develops strange powers. ...

Solidão: Uma Linda História de Amor (1989)

Pedro, a poor Portuguese immigrant, comes to Brazil to try to change his life, but ends up getting in trouble. He falls in love with the wife of one of his best friends and marries her; soon after, she cheats on him. ...

O Coronel e o Lobisomem (1979)

Black Goddess (1978)

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his f ...

Ódio (1977)

The lawyer Roberto leaves his career and his fiancée behind to chase the criminals who killed his entire family in a brutal massacre. ...

Who Killed Pacifico? (1977)

Roberto, Pierre and Pedro are very different men, with very different life paths; However, one thing unites them: the three are suspected of having murdered Colonel Pacífico, the rich and powerful owner of the city of Parada de Deus, in the interior of th ...

Sweet Thieves (1977)

After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira. ...

Essa Freira É Uma Parada (1977)

Costinha, o Rei da Selva (1975)

Essa Gostosa Brincadeira a Dois (1974)

A couple do everything in order to stay together, against their families' wish. ...

Como é Boa Nossa Empregada (1973)

Three segments with stories about the sexual relationships between adolescent boys and the maids who work at their homes. ...

Compasso de Espera (1969)

Jorge de Oliveira is an Afro-Brazilian poet who works in a publicity agency in São Paulo. Torn between his rich white lovers and his black family and friends, Jorge's situation serves as a springboard to a discussion about racial issues in Brazil. ...

Macumba Love (1960)

A writer who specializes in exposing fake witchcraft journeys to Brazil to investigate a voodoo cult. ...