Maurício Nabuco

Os Trombadinhas (1979)

In São Paulo, a businessman wants to rehabilitate street children, called "trombinhas", through a social project. After being discouraged by the police, he seeks help from the coach of the Santos Futebol Clube youth team. ...

As Mulheres Que Dão Certo (1976)

Who's Afraid of Werewolves? (1975)

Two young men in search of adventure meet Iracema, a bride who's been left waiting at the church. They give her a ride on their jeep, until they find the most strange family: a couple with seven girls and a son. According to popular tradition, a man born a ...

Adultery Brazilian Style (1969)

Feature film that brings together three episodes. In "The Signature", a worthless husband tries to rip out his wife's signature to close a deal. "The roof" shows the hardships of a workman who suspects that his wife is dating a trucker. In "The Recipe" a c ...

Bebel, Garota Propaganda (1967)

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom. ...

Onde a Terra Começa (1966)

In a fishing village, animosity grows between father and son, when the latter starts to desire his lover. In the midst of the tension, a co-worker dies and another teases about the dilemma. ...

Obrigado a Matar (1965)

A lone stranger, travelling alongside a cattle drive, passes his knowledge down to his long-lost brother. ...

Society em Baby-Doll (1965)

Two women from Méier, a suburban neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, marry wealthy men who suddenly become millionaires. Displaced from their original social background and unsuited to wealth, the two wives must devise a plan to, acting like socialites, win o ...

The Island (1963)

A millionaire invites some friends for a weekend on an island, where some say there is a buried treasure. But a storm takes the boat away, and they stay isolated from the rest of the world. In these conditions, everybody starts to show their real nature an ...

Uma Certa Lucrécia (1957)

The Devil Queen (1974)

Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot agains ...

Geração em Fuga (1972)

Eu Transo, Ela Transa (1972)

Anxious to please his boss, Roberto agrees to host the chief's lover in his own home, unaware of the problems this could cause among his family. ...

Os Machões (1972)

Three young men from the beach neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro lead a carefree life, in spite of having no money. After meeting Denise, who presently turns out to be Dênis (a man), they start to learn some tricks and their lives begin to change. ...

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)

Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is beaten up and left for dead, being rescued by a couple of humble small farmers who nurse him for a long time until he is well again. Infl ...

Uma Certa Lucrécia (1957)