''Samba in Berlin'' () is a 1943 Brazilian

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directed by

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and starring Mesquitinha, Laura Suarez and

Dercy Gonçalves Dolores Gonçalves Costa (23 June 1907 – 19 July 2008), known by her stage name Dercy Gonçalves, was a Brazilian actress, comedian and singer. In her 86-year-long career, she worked in the theater, revues, film, radio and television, becoming ...

. It is a

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film part of the popular tradition of

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s, aiming to poke fun at

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with whom Brazil was now at war.Dennison & Shaw p.71–72

Cast

* Mesquitinha * Laura Suarez *

* Léo Albano * Brandão Filho * Manoel Rocha *

Grande Otelo Grande Otelo (October 18, 1915 – November 26, 1993) was the stage name of Brazilian actor, comedian, singer, and composer Sebastião Bernardes de Souza Prata. Otelo was born in Uberlândia, and was orphaned as a child. He kept running away fro ...

* Jesus Ruas * Zbigniew Ziembinski * Grijo Sobrinho * Matilde Costa *

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References

Bibliography

*Dennison, Stephanie & Shaw, Lisa. ''Popular Cinema in Brazil''. Manchester University Press, 2004.

External links

* 1943 musical comedy films 1943 films Brazilian musical comedy films Brazilian black-and-white films Films set in Berlin Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city) 1940s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Luiz de Barros Cinédia films 1940s Brazilian films {{musical-comedy-film-stub