Xica

Xica (1976)

Xica da Silva

Move over Evita, it’s Xica’s time now!

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

Date of release
1976-09-06
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
History, Drama, Comedy
Director
Carlos Diegues

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Xica is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva, an 18th-century slave in Brazil, who attracts the attention of a powerful Portuguese land-owner and eventually rises into the Brazilian high society. The movie stars Zezé Motta, Walmor Chagas and José Wilker.

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