"Biography of one of the legendary names in the Samba genre of Brazilian music. Although he could hardly dance or play an instrument, he became one of the main composers of Portela, an important Samba "school" in Rio de Janeiro."
Milton Gonçalves
as Natal da Portela
Almir Guineto
as Paulo da Portela
Grande Otelo
as Seu Napoleão
Zezé Motta
as Maria Elisa
Adele Fátima
as Dona Lota
Zózimo Bulbul
as
Rosamaria Murtinho
Jaguar
Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva
Jamelão
João Nogueira
Mário Petráglia
Paulo César Peréio
Fausto Wolf
Maria Gladys
Hildmar Diniz
Vilma Nascimento
Maurício do Valle
Paulão
Tony Tornado
Hileana Menezes
Mauro Mendonça
Nildo Parente
Kim Negro
Jacqueline Laurence
David Pinheiro
José Marinho
Paulo César Saraceni
Annik Malvil
Thiago Justino
Xangô da Mangueira
Mário Carneiro
Director of Photography
Nella Banfi
Producer
Screenplay
Sergio Saraceni
Jacques Petat
Dominique Roy
Editor
Music
Director
Ferdy Carneiro
Art Direction
Philippe Lioret
Sound