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Walter Lima Jr.

Chico rei (King Chico)

Director Walter Lima Jr. Composer Milton Nascimento Cast Antonio Pitanga, Cosme dos Santos, Carlos Kroeber, Maria Fernanda, Othon Bastos
110' - 1985 - Dialogue: Portuguese
Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the properties of his former owner, and his companions' freedom, becoming Chico Rei, the first black man to own lands in Brazil.

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Credits

Directors

Walter Lima Jr.

Composers

Milton Nascimento

Cast

Antonio Pitanga, Cosme dos Santos, Carlos Kroeber, Maria Fernanda, Othon Bastos

Scenario

Walter Lima Jr., Mário Prata

Director of Photography

Jose A. Ventura, Maria Cameiro

Editors

Maria Cameiro, Walter Lima Jr.

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Dialogue

Portuguese

Countries of production

Brazil

Year

1985