Fernando Gabeira

Fernando Gabeira
Total Credits at Criticker: 2 (Actor), 1 (Writer)
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O Velho - A História de Luiz Carlos Prestes
Brazil's history during the 20th Century serves as a background to Luiz Carlos Prestes's curious course. The Knight of Hope, as he was known, took part in the epic march of rebellious soldiers in the '20s, when he could testify Brazilian people's misery. After that, he became a communist and started to fight for more justice in his country. (imdb)
Lampião da Esquina
Inspired by the American paper "Gay Sunshine", in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil - during the dictatorship - the newspaper "O Lampião", depicting the point of view of homosexuals on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution (letterboxd.com)