Madragoa

Overview

In Madragoa, Zé Luís, a man of the people devoted to his work, is in love with Clara, the daughter of Santana das Carnes, his godfather and protector, who intends to marry her to D. Eusébio with the intention of financing his business. When Santana discovers the romance, he fires Zé Luís and forces him to break it off, convincing him that he owes his marriage to Margarida, a young woman of the same upbringing. Zé Luís finds employment at the docks, Margarida dies of illness, Santana goes bankrupt... Zé Luís supports him with initiative and money from his father, who has meanwhile returned from Africa, and ends up marrying Clara.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1952

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Portugal

Production

Lisboa Filme

Cast

Costinha,Barroso Lopes,Deolinda Rodrigues,Silva Araújo,Assis Pacheco,Carlos José Teixeira,Manuel Santos Carvalho,Maria Olguim,Ercília Costa,Estêvão Amaranteand 2 more

Director

Perdigão Queiroga

Writer

Gualdim Pais,João Bastos

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0044866