Movies: Amacio Mazzaropi

It is the story of Pedro, who after being passed over by his brothers, wanders the world in search of a better life, but on the way, finds children who eventually conquer it, and in order to help them, he passes scamming other people he met along the...

Sabino, born Portuguese, has lived in Brazil since he was a child. He has a twin brother who lives in Lisbon and writes inviting him to go to Portugal....

In the hunt for votes, two farmers do everything to be elected mayor in a interior town. The colonels, Liborio and Afonso have religious communities and use the spaces to influence the upcoming elections....

Gumercindo is a simple man who sees the daughter become pregnant of the son of its boss. Determined to demand that his grandson have a father, he joins neighbors to seek justice in his own way....

A white hillbilly fathers a mysteriously black boy, who despite the prejudice falls in love with the daughter of a rich farmer....

Zenó (Mazzaropi) is a poor gardener of a traditional school in São Paulo who falls in love with one of the local girls, much richer and younger than him. Willing to conquer her, he decides to get rich, getting involved in the most varied and funny si...

Inácio Pororoca is responsible for the local mail in an old west town. One day there comes bandit João Bigode, who kills the sheriff and puts Inácio on his place, just for fun. But Inácio takes his post seriously, and soon the bandits realize they've...

Betão is a countryman who works in a circus, selling peanuts. His daughter also works there, and becomes the circus's greatest attraction. But she decides to marry a rich man, and another circus comes to town, putting his employment in danger....

Gostoso is the conductor of a female band formed only by old women. When scouring the garbage dump, he becomes the main suspect of a robbery after his wife finds a small bag of jewels, having to do everything to prove her innocence....

Pirola is a poor guy who lives with his son Ze in a hovel on his boss's farm. One day, Pirola is surprised by the visit of an old friend who, feeling that the hour of his death approaches, decides to present him with a bag full of money....

Arlindo works delivering the clothes that his wife washes. During a working day, he finds a customer's cat, who offers a reward to whoever returns it. To deliver the animal, he ends up going through a lot of confusion....

Countryman J.K. gets annoyed and quits his job on a farm when his boss sends his pet cow to a slaughterhouse in town. In search of the animal, J.K. goes to the city and, there, is harassed by several single women....

Simple and popular hillbilly Jeca is forced to get involved in politics, when the leaders of the region, competing to be elected mayor of the town, try to get his support....

Manuel is a fanatical barber for a São Paulo soccer team, Corinthians, and that's why he always gets into trouble with his neighbors and family....

The humble Zacarias goes to the big city with his wife to help their son who wants to be a Doctor. There he gets a job, and lives a lot of funny adventures as a taxi driver....

This documentary, produced by the Mazzaropi Institute, shows movie scenes, testimonials of researchers, historians, intellectuals, and popular artists. As a bonus, it shows parts of Mazzaropi's last appearance on TV, on Hebe Camargo Show....

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