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Lisbela and the Prisoner

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Top Cast

  • Selton Mello

    Selton Mello

    Leléu

  • Débora Falabella

    Débora Falabella

    Lisbela

  • Virginia Cavendish

    Virginia Cavendish

    Inaura

  • Bruno Garcia

    Bruno Garcia

    Douglas

  • Tadeu Mello

    Tadeu Mello

    Cabo Citonho

  • André Mattos

    André Mattos

    Tenente Guedes

  • Lívia Falcão

    Lívia Falcão

    Francisquinha

  • Marco Nanini

    Marco Nanini

    Frederico Evandro

  • Heloísa Périssé

    Heloísa Périssé

    Prazeres

Overview

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

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