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Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida ( born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese-born American actor.

He began his acting during the 1980s, than appearing on the 1982 action movie The Soldier. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Félix Cortez in the 1995 Tom Clancy's thriller Clear and Present Danger, drug kingpin Bucho in the 1995 action thriller film, Desperado, Ramon Salazar on the Fox thriller drama series 24 and the corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes in 2011 street racing film Fast Five. His other well known films include The Honorary Consul (1983), Good Morning, Babylon (1987), Only You (1994) - The Mask of Zorro (1998), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), " The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007), Che: Part Two (2008) and The Burning Plain (2008).

He has worked in Europe, Argentina, Mexico, the United States and Brazil in many film and stage productions, winning several international awards.

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Mercato (2025)

Mercato takes us behind the scenes of today's soccer, a global industry with interests running into billions. Driss, a player agent, has seven days to save his skin before the end of the mercato... ...

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Smoke Signals (2024)

2012, John Dalli, the European Commissioner for Health, is accused of corruption and influence peddling related to the tobacco industry. French Member of the European Parliament José Bové, maverick politician and prominent figure of the environmental par ...

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Road House (2024)

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems. ...

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The Palace (2023)

A comedy set on New Year's Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of various guests and those who work for them intersect. ...

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Fast X (2023)

Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of t ...

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Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (2023)

A documentary chronicle of one of our greatest directors. ...

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Missing (2023)

When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June's search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips ...

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Land of Dreams (2022)

Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is torn bet ...

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God Save the Queens (2022)

A dramedy about four Drag Queens who find themselves at the very same therapy retreat. In an effort to overcome issues holding them back, they dissect their problems, told in vignettes of their lives. They discover common ground; Perhaps, it wasn't serendi ...

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Fatima (2020)

In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government offi ...

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The Legion (2020)

Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men. ...

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Looking for Cesária Évora (2019)

Cesária Évora made the music of the Cape Verde islands famous throughout the world in the early 1990s. This film is an introduction to the culture, music and zest for life of the Cape Verdean people. On the occasion of the famous carnival of Mindelno, on ...

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An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos (2019)

A retrospective on the life and work of Portuguese director António-Pedro Vasconcelos. ...

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Breaking & Exiting (2018)

Harry, a charming house thief, gets more than he bargains for during an attempted burglary when he stumbles upon Daisy and decides to save her from herself, sending both of them into a darkly comedic journey of self discovery and love. ...

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Downsizing (2017)

A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and afford a nice lifestyle at the same time. ...

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The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time. ...

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Diablo (2016)

A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife. ...

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Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America. ...

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A Date with Miss Fortune (2015)

When a struggling writer meets a superstitious Portuguese beauty, he has no idea that his life and luck are both about to change. A romantic comedy about cross-cultural relationships. ...

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Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun (2014)

An ex-Hollywood screenwriter now teaching an evening class in New York finds himself in a battle of wits with a devious screenwriter student. ...

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Of Mind and Music (2014)

Dr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to help her, finds redemption and reward by helping Una Vida, a jazz singer he discovers performing on the streets of New Orleans. Her health declining and her si ...

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Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014)

In a post-apocalyptic America, the iron fist of the totalitarian government seeks to crush one mysterious man named John Galt, who has the power and influence to change everything... ...

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The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)

Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around the world as a captain of the merchant navy. Stubborn Chico Pacheco is the only one in town who doesn't believe his tales. ...

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Three-60 (2013)

Guillermo (Raúl Mérida) is a passionate young college surf casually discovering an old photographic film. In the photographs are enigmatic images and a familiar face, leading Guillermo to embark on a perilous investigation with the help of Daniela, a stu ...

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The Gilded Cage (2013)

In the beautiful area of ​​Paris, Maria and José Ribeiro lived for almost thirty years on the ground floor of a Haussmann building, in their dear little lodge. ...

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Robosapien: Rebooted (2013)

A robotic boy and a human boy join forces to save their parents from the organization that funded the robot's creator. ...

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Mamitas (2012)

A teenager in Echo Park deals with the loss of his mother and his attraction to a girl not considered "cool" by his friends. ...

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Fast Five (2011)

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must ...

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Backlight (2010)

Several characters who are each at critical stages of their lives are strangely impelled towards an uncharted lake in the middle of the desert where they all have the opportunity to save each other. ...

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Christopher Roth (2010)

A horror novelist begins to fear his stories may have a life of their own. ...

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Holy Money (2009)

Anthony's family runs a small Italian restaurant in London. When his childhood friend, Dario, dies in a suspicious accident, Anthony inherits a vineyard in Sant'Angelo, the village his parents came from in Italy. Surprised by the large sum of money offered ...

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Che: Part Two (2008)

After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. Through thi ...

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The Burning Plain (2008)

A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret? ...

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La conjura de El Escorial (2008)

16th century ruler King Philip II of Spain maneuvers within a court of deceit and betrayal ...

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The Lovebirds (2008)

THE LOVEBIRDS intertwines six stories about love, friendship and survival. The film stars an international cast of American and Portuguese actors who create a colorful mix of off-beat characters that lead us through a complex labyrinth of emotions. Set in ...

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Oscar. The color of destiny (2008)

"Óscar. The Color of Destiny" is a revealing portrayal of a forgotten icon of French Surrealism: Spanish painter Óscar Domínguez, contemporary of Picasso. The film rediscovers the life of a talented artist who was ignored after he committed suicide, fif ...

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Call Girl (2007)

A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him ope ...

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The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow. ...

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La Cucina (2007)

A small group of amateur cooks and kitchen guests discover exactly why some refer to the kitchen as the "heart of the house". ...

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The Heart of the Earth (2007)

Tensions mount in an Andalusia mining town between local Spanish workers and their British employers. ...

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Moscow Zero (2006)

In Moscow, the priest Owen hires a team to guide him in the underworld to find his friend Sergei that is missing while researching the legend about the existence of demons and an entrance to hell beneath the city. ...

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Love and Debate (2006)

A girl goes to Harvard and joins the debate team. She has to deal with a ton of issues, from boyfriends, to ethnicity, to religion, to sexual assault. ...

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The Celestine Prophecy (2006)

A spiritual adventure film chronicling the discovery of ancient scrolls in the rainforests of Peru. The prophecy and its nine key insights predict a worldwide awakening, arising within all religious traditions, that moves humanity toward a deeper experienc ...

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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2006)

The eventful life of a humble Polish priest who once decried the pomp of the Catholic Church "a circus" and labeled the Pope a "prisoner of the Vatican" before ascending to the papal throne to usher Catholicism into the 21st century. Born in Poland and for ...

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A Shot in the Dark (2005)

A baby is kidnapped in a Brazilian airport. Years later, the mother lives in Lisbon and works in a strip-tease bar so she can survive. When she is fired, she joins a gang of bank robbers... ...

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The Life (2004)

An anthropology student exploring the nature of prostitution is drawn deeper into that profession than she ever expected. ...

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The Immortals (2003)

Every year, four ex-soldiers who call themselves "Os Imortais" ("The Immortals"), get together with four women to celebrate their war deeds and remember the old days, back in the war. On the summer of 1985, tired of their monotonous lives, they decide to r ...

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Break of Dawn (2002)

An ex-con suffering from terminal cancer and a suicidal ex-legionnaire are hired to participate in a staged assassination attempt on a Romanian politician. As part of the plan, the two must themselves be murdered in order to make their target appear more p ...

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Sweat (2002)

Four partners heist a fortune in gold ore from a North African airport & escape across the desert in a truck. ...

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Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time runn ...

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The Xango from Baker Street (2001)

Rio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to solve the case. ...

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Stranded (2001)

A team of astronauts on the first mission to Mars crashes onto the surface, losing contact with Earth. With no other recourse, and help millions of miles away, the crew is forced to make desperate choices in order to stay alive. Will they be able to surviv ...

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Water and Salt (2001)

Ana lives in a little village by the sea, with her husband and daughter. He decides to leave for a few days. That seems to be the ideal solution, because Ana needs to finish a work she has been doing for a long time. But her concentration seems threatened ...

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His Master's Voice (2001)

Basque Country, Spain, 1980s. In Bilbao, a gray city dominated by political corruption and nationalist terrorism, Charli works as a chauffeur for Oliveira, a businessman engaged in shady deals. Alarmed by a series of threats and attacks, Oliveira decides t ...

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April Captains (2000)

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it. ...

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Vendetta (1999)

Based on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrants working on the New Orleans docks in the 1890's. After the Chief of Police was brutally murdered, much of the city's Sicilian population was rounded up and ...

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One Man's Hero (1999)

One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army du ...

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No Vacancy (1999)

In a surreal motel in Los Angeles, the life of several sordid characters intertwine. ...

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On the Run (1999)

Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is permanently disrupted. what ensues is one long, crazy night in New York ...

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Dollar for the Dead (1998)

In this tribute to the old time spaghetti westerns with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in, Emilio Estevez assumes Clint Eastwood's "man with no name" role. Estevez plays a super-quick gunman on the run from a rancher (Long) and his m ...

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La Cucaracha (1998)

A desperate writer fights for survival when the Mexican mob involves him in murder. ...

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Tentação (1997)

Father António is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, dear people of Vila Daires a quiet village of the north. But Father António is also a man, and Vila Daires is not as peaceful as it seems. The good intentions of the Father will not be suffi ...

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Women (1997)

Five women, all in their forties, try to find out what's important for them in life. ...

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Fátima (1997)

1917, a beautiful apparition of Our Lady forever alters the lives of three children: Lucinda, Jacita and Francisco who lived in Villa Fatima in Portugal. ...

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Corazón loco (1997)

Félix (Juanjo Puigcorbé), a likeable and careerist flat salesman, wants to be the commercial director of his company at all costs. The bad thing is that this position is deserved by Lola (Cristina Marcos), a young and efficient saleswoman, with whom Fél ...

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Tale About the Cat and the Moon (1997)

A poem. A tale made of silence and complicity. Light and shadows, the charm of the night, the moon as a passion... This is a tale about someone who tried to make the dream come true. This is the tale about the cat and the moon. ...

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Adam and Eve (1995)

Catarina Menezes is a bisexual TV reporter who decides to have a child on her own and chooses Spanish humanitarian doctor Rafael to father the child, setting up an elaborate charade to lure him into her bed. When Catarina reveals her pregnancy, though, her ...

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Desperado (1995)

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner ...

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Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida (1995)

A five hour documentary series about the legendary "queen" of fado. ...

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Pereira Declares (1995)

Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with ...

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Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and d ...

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Only You (1994)

Two childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named "Damon Bradley," but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to marry podiatrist Dwayne in 10 days, Faith receives a phone call from Dwayne's old cl ...

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Uma Vida Normal (1994)

Miguel has his life falling apart, but in one last push of hope, he tries to change that and start living a normal life. ...

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On the Edge of the Horizon (1993)

Spino, a pathologist, receives an unidentified body which looks familiar to him... himself, 30 years younger. ...

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Amok (1993)

Whenever people are released from their society's constraints, there is the possibility that they will behave badly, at least according to the rules of the society they have left behind. This seems to have been particularly the case for Europeans living in ...

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Shadows in a Conflict (1993)

Ana, a former member of the Basque terrorist group ETA who lives in a small village near the Portuguese border working as a veterinarian and sharing her days with her partner Darío and their daughter Amalia, meets José, an attractive man who participated ...

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Amor e Dedinhos de Pé (1993)

Macau 1897. Life is easy for Portuguese settlers. Young reveler Francisco Frontaria is deemed as irresponsible for all his partying and boozing. Shunned and exiled for crossing a line by insulting the daughter of a prominent family, he finds himself pennil ...

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The Fencing Master (1992)

A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famous for. When a local nobl ...

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A Passing Season (1992)

As he does at the end of every summer, Antonio climbs onto his roof to sweep out his chimney. From this vantage point, he sees that repairs have begun on one of the neighbouring houses - the one formerly inhabited by the "Nazi" (a guy's name), which after ...

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Cold Land (1992)

In the forties, in a little settlement lost amidst the mountains of Trás-os-Montes, Leonardo tries to survive by buying and selling marten and fox furs, dreaming of the day he'll close a big deal. ...

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Aqui D'El Rei! (1992)

At the end of the nineteenth century, an army force led by Major Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a cavalry officer, imprisoned in Mozambique the tribal chief Gungunhana, who had rebelled against Portuguese government and sovereignty. Mouzinho instantly becomes a ...

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Retrato de Família (1991)

Ofelia is the daughter of photographer Miguel and of deceased circus artist Lea. When her father is hospitalised with a nervous breakdown, she decides to find out the reason and in doing so discovers the truth about the relationship between her parents and ...

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The Dumbfounded King (1991)

Spain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa, the most beautiful prostitute of the town and Court. After that, he also wants to see the Queen naked. How ...

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El día que nací yo (1991)

A gypsy who sells fish in a market, sings on weekends in a tablao. One day, a professor, exiled in Cádiz for her political ideas, offers the cantaora a job. ...

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Alex (1991)

The story of a child who faces the emptiness that surrounds the figure of his parents, disappeared in Africa. ...

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Sandino (1990)

Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The general of free men. ...

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Les Deux Fragonard (1989)

The name of painter Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) is synonymous for a kind of painting style which celebrates carefree romantic life, indoors and out. He was a painter during the final decades of the French monarchy. In this story, he and his brother C ...

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Terre sacrée (1988)

A Chilean returning to Santiago to find out what has happened to his native country while he has been away, discovers much about himself. ...

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Priceless Beauty (1988)

A rock-star who stopped singing after the death of his brother finds a female genie in a vase. She tries to help him live again. ...

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Repórter X (1987)

A story about character created by Reinaldo Ferreira (1897-1935), action reporter, mystery novelist and emotion journalist. ...

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Good Morning, Babylon (1987)

After the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, brothers Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. After many adventures and near-disasters, they end up in Hollywood designing sets for D.W.Griffith and marry beautiful actre ...

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The Sun and the Moon (1987)

Her deepening affair with a separatist spurs a wealthy Manhattanite to return to the Bronx, where she grew up, and reevaluate her Puerto Rican cultural roots. ...

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Milan noir (1987)

The story of a woman whose past comes back to haunt her after a former lover re-enters her life. ...

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The Honorary Consul (1983)

Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, ...

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The Soldier (1982)

Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them. ...

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