Pitanga

Pitanga (2016)

Documentary

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

Directors: Beto Brant, Camila Pitanga.

Casts

	Antônio Pitanga as Self
	Camila Pitanga as Self
	Rocco Pitanga as Self
	Roque Araújo as Self
	Luiz Carlos Maciel as Self
	Caetano Veloso as Self
	Maria Bethânia as Self
	Maria Creuza as Self
	Capinan as Self
	Léa Garcia as Self
	Carlos Diegues as Self
	Sérgio Ricardo as Self
	Othon Bastos as Self
	Ítala Nandi as Self
	José Celso Martinez Corrêa as Self
	Selma Egrei as Self
	Gésio Amadeu as Self
	Zezé Motta as Self
	Ney Latorraca as Self
	Jards Macalé as Self
	Neville D'Almeida as Self
	Elisa Lucinda as Self
	Sílvio Guindane as Self
	Tamara Taxman as Self
	Ziraldo as Self
	Ângela Leal as Self
	Ruth de Souza as Self
	Haroldo Costa as Self
	Joel Zito Araújo as Self
	Hugo Carvana as Self
	Tonico Pereira as Self
	Chico Buarque as Self
	Paulinho da Viola as Self
	Luiz Carlos Barreto as Self
	Cláudio Adão as Self
	Milton Gonçalves as Self
	Jorge Coutinho as Self
	Walter Lima Jr. as Self
	Benedita da Silva as Self
	Martinho da Vila as Self
	Gilberto Gil as Self
	Lázaro Ramos as Self

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