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Gabriela

Gabriela

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Gabriela

1983

1h 39m

5.9(44 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.

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Production Companies

United Artists

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sonia Braga

Sonia Braga

Gabriela

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Nacib

Antonio Cantafora

Antonio Cantafora

Tonico Bastos

Paulo Goulart

Paulo Goulart

João Fulgêncio

Tania Boscoli

Tania Boscoli

Glória

Nicole Puzzi

Nicole Puzzi

Malvina

Flávio Galvão

Flávio Galvão

Mundinho Falcão

Ricardo Petraglia

Ricardo Petraglia

Prof. Josué

Lutero Luiz

Lutero Luiz

Cel. Manoel das Onças

Jofre Soares

Jofre Soares

Cel. Ramiro Bastos

Creative team

Directed by: Bruno Barreto
Written by: Leopoldo Serran
Bruno Barreto
Produced by: Ibrahim Moussa
Harold Nebenzal

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