This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. He 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.
Credits
Pitanga Cast
| Name |
Character |
|
Caetano Veloso
He was 74, now 82 years old
|
as Himself |
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Lázaro Ramos
He was 37, now 46 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Othon Bastos
He was 83, now 91 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Gilberto Gil
He was 74, now 82 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Chico Buarque
He was 72, now 80 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Sílvio Guindane
He was 33, now 41 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Milton Gonçalves
He was 82, now 91 years old
|
as Himself |
|
José Celso Martinez Corrêa
He was 79, now 87 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Neville D'Almeida
|
as Himself |
|
Hugo Carvana
He was 79, 77 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Ítala Nandi
She was 74, now 82 years old
|
as Herself |
|
Carlos Diegues
He was 76, now 84 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Léa Garcia
She was 83, now 91 years old
|
as Herself |
|
Ziraldo
He was 83, now 92 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Maria Bethânia
She was 70, now 78 years old
|
as Herself |
|
Camila Pitanga
She was 39, now 47 years old
|
as Herself |
|
Walter Lima, Jr.
He was 77, now 86 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Tonico Pereira
He was 68, now 76 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Luiz Carlos Maciel
He was 78, 79 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
|
Luiz Carlos Barreto
He was 88, now 96 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Rocco Pitanga
He was 36, now 44 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Antônio Pitanga
He was 77, now 85 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Paulinho da Viola
He was 73, now 82 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Ruth de Souza
She was 95, 98 years old when she died
|
as Herself |
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Ney Latorraca
He was 72, now 80 years old
|
as Himself |
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Tamara Taxman
She was 69, now 77 years old
|
as Herself |
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Joel Zito Araújo
|
as Himself |
|
Zezé Motta
She was 72, now 80 years old
|
as Herself |
|
Sérgio Ricardo
He was 84, now 92 years old
|
as Himself |
|
Selma Egrei
She was 67, now 75 years old
|
as Herself |
Pitanga Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Beto Brant as Director. He was 52 (now 60) years old
|
Directing |
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Beto Brant as Producer. He was 52 (now 60) years old
|
Production |
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Camila Pitanga as Director. She was 39 (now 47) years old
|
Directing |
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Renato Ciasca as Producer. |
Production |
