Lisbela and the Prisoner

August. 22,2003

Rating：

7.6

Genre：

Comedy Romance

Keywords：

Romance Based On Play Or Musical Brazilian Cinema

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Selton Mello as Leléu

Débora Falabella as Lisbela

Virginia Cavendish as Inaura

Bruno Garcia as Douglas

Tadeu Mello as Cabo Citonho

André Mattos as Tenente Guedes

Lívia Falcão as Francisquinha

Marco Nanini as Frederico Evandro

Heloísa Périssé as Prazeres

Aramis Trindade as Homem jurado de morte

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