Cafundó (2005)
1h 42m
Running Time
September 29, 2005Release Date
Plot.
Cafundó is a 35 mm color film which blends fact with fiction in the life of João de Camargo, a former black slave (1858-1942, Sorocaba, Brazil) who, in his old age, works miracles and devotes himself to assisting others in order to attain his freedom. João de Camargo represents the genesis of religious and cultural syncretism in Brazil.
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Cast & Crew.

Lázaro Ramos
João de Camargo

Leona Cavalli
Rosário

Leandro Firmino
Cirino

Alexandre Rodrigues
Natalino (adult)

Ernani Moraes
Coronel João Justino

Luís Melo
Monsignor João Soares

Renato Consorte
Minister

Francisco Cuoco
Bishop

Abrahão Farc
Judge

Flávio Bauraqui
Exu

Claudete Pereira Jorge
Gypsy Woman

Paulo Betti
Director / Writer / Producer

Clovis Bueno
Director / Writer

José Roberto Eliezer
Director of Photography

André Abujamra
Music

R.A. Gennaro
Line Producer / Producer

Caio Gullane
Line Producer

Fabiano Gullane
Line Producer

Virginia W. Moraes
Line Producer / Producer

Sérgio Mekler
Editor

Patricia Faria
Casting

Vivian Golombek
Casting

Bia Salgado
Costume Design

Anna Van Steen
Makeup Designer

Siva Rama Terra
Makeup Artist

André Montenegro
Production Manager

Rui Pires
Production Manager

Luciana Baptista
Assistant Director

César Rodrigues
Assistant Director

João Bueno
Propmaker

Cauê Custódio
Sound Effects Editor

Márcio Câmara
Sound

Beto Ferraz
Sound Designer / Sound Supervisor

Rodrigo Jota
Foley Editor

Fernando Lobo
Foley Mixer

Pedro Noizyman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay
Digital Effects Producer / Online Editor

Vanessa Mariano
Visual Effects

Ailton Piuí
Digital Compositor

Eduardo Sallas
Digital Compositor

Marcelo Siqueira
Post Production Supervisor / Visual Effects Supervisor

Lilian Stock Bonzi
Digital Effects Producer

Karina Vanes
Post Production Coordinator

Ariel Wollinger
Digital Effects Producer

Fernando Baia
Best Boy Electric

Marcos de Noronha
Gaffer

Daniel Duran
Assistant Camera

Edu Mourão
Grip
Media.

Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Genres
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Wiki.
Cafundó is 2005 Brazilian historical drama film written and directed by Paulo Betti and Clóvis Bueno and starring Lázaro Ramos. The film is a biopic based on miracle worker preto velho João de Camargo of Sorocaba and is based on the book João de Camargo de Sorocaba: O Nascimento de uma Religião by Carlos de Campos and Adolfo Frioli. The title comes from a former quilombo, the source of João de Camargo's original spiritual inspiration, located in today's Salto de Pirapora.
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