Madragoa (1952)
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.
- Released
- 1952-01-02
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gualdim Pais, Perdigão Queiroga
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Deolinda Rodrigues as Margarida
- Helga Liné as Clara
- Barroso Lopes as Trinca-Espinhas
- Costinha as D. Eusébio
- Manuel Santos Carvalho as Santana das Carnes
- Maria Olguim as Genoveva
- Eugénio Salvador as Faustino
- Estêvão Amarante as mestre António
- Carlos José Teixeira as Zé Luís
- Silva Araújo as André
- Ercília Costa as Isabel
- Assis Pacheco as tio Julião
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