Jackson do Pandeiro

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro (2019)

The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and unusual rhythmic quality influenced several prominent artists in Brazilian popular music. With unpublished testimonies from professional colleagues and famil ...

A Brasa do Norte (2012)

Film portrait of Jackson do Pandeiro. ...

João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece (2005)

Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture. ...

The Amulet of Ogum (1974)

An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an amulet bearing Ogum's blessings. As time goes by, he becomes a valuable member of a mobster's hit-team, but en ...

Jackson do Pandeiro: MPB Especial (1972)

Bom Mesmo É Carnaval (1962)

Colonel Polidoro is the political chief of the small town of Passaroca. Near the city hall elections, he decides to help his candidate by setting up an adult literacy course. For this, he needs to find a competent teacher and decides to go to Rio de Janeir ...

Rio À Noite (1961)

Pequeno por Fora (1960)

O Viúvo Alegre (1960)

Here Comes Joy (1959)

Shut Up, Etelvina (1958)

Alligator raiser from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, travels to his nephew's, and takes the maid Etelvina for his nephew's wife. ...

O Batedor de Carteiras (1958)

In the Rio de Janeiro Central Station, the infamous pickpocket Mão Leve meets Honorina—a Northeastern girl looking for a job—with whom he falls in love. Willing to conquer her, the thief decides to abandon his life of crime, but soon finds out it won' ...

Minha Sogra é da Polícia (1958)

Tira a Mão Daí (1957)

The "corn king" usually sponsors dreamy girls who want to become a miss in any contest. One of them doesn't agree with her sponsor's "donjuanesque" tactics and abandons everything to return to her former fiancé. ...