Ganga Zumba (1963)
April 16, 1963Release Date
Ganga Zumba (1963)
April 16, 1963Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Antônio Pitanga
Ganga Zumba
Léa Garcia
Cipriana
Eliezer Gomes
Anoroba
Luiza Maranhão
Dandara
Jorge Coutinho
Actor
Zózimo Bulbul
Actor
Cartola
Salustiano
Nara Leão
Actress
Paulo Gil Soares
Writer
Procópio Mariano
Actor
Waldir Onofre
Actor
Carlos Diegues
Director
Tereza Rachel
Senhora Pieró
João Felício dos Santos
Writer
Rubem Rocha Filho
Writer
Geraldo José
Sound
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Wiki.
Ganga Zumba is a Brazilian film made in 1963 by Carlos Diegues and released in 1972 about slavery in Brazil. It portrays the life of the leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares, Ganga Zumba. When he took power the Quilombo (which was how the havens built by runaway slaves were called) already had existed for approximately one hundred years. Its soundtrack was composed by Moacir Santos and played by Nara Leão, with African rituals and dance performed by the Sons of Gandhy group. It was filmed in accurate locations as proposed by the Cinema Novo. Also present in the movie were the musicians Cartola and Dona Zica.
Based on a book written by João Felício dos Santos, Ganga Zumba, the movie discusses the context of sugar production in the Brazilian Northeast during the 1600s, when slaves would flee from the Portuguese plantations and create their own villages, highlighting the Quilombo do Palmares' role in this process.