Besame Mucho (film) explained

Perfumed Ball
Director:	Francisco Ramalho Jr.
Producer:	Francisco Ramalho Jr. Hector Babenco Leda Borges
Based On:	Besame Mucho by Mário Prata
Narrator:	Bob Floriano
Starring:	Antônio Fagundes Christiane Torloni José Wilker Glória Pires
Music:	Wagner Tiso
Cinematography:	José Tadeu Ribeiro
Editing:	Mauro Alice
Studio:	H.B. Filmes
Distributor:	Embrafilme
Runtime:	108 minutes
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese

Besame Mucho is a 1987 Brazilian romance drama film directed by Francisco Ramalho Jr., based on the play of the same name by Mário Prata.

Cast

• Antônio Fagundes as Tuca
• Christiane Torloni as Dina
• José Wilker as Xico
• Glória Pires as Olga
• Giulia Gam as Aninha
• Paulo Betti as César
• Isabel Ribeiro as Encarnacion
• Linda Gay as Dina's mother
• Wilma Aguiar as Tuca's mother
• Jesse James as watchman
• Iara Jamra as debutante #1
• Vera Zimmermann as debutante #2

Production

The filming took place in July 1986 in different locations of São Paulo, including Faculdade São Franscisco and Cine Copan.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

It was awarded the Best Film at the 13th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva,^[4] Best Screenplay at the Cartagena Film Festival,^[5] and won the Best Screenplay and Best Costume Design awards at the 15th Gramado Film Festival.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Time de primeira . June 25, 1986 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . March 11, 2014 . Portuguese.
2. Web site: Em ação . July 1, 1986 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . March 11, 2014 . Portuguese.
3. Web site: A nova produção dos diretores paulistas . July 9, 1986 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . March 11, 2014 . Portuguese.
4. Web site: Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1981-1990 . . March 6, 2014 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306204444/http://www.festicinehuelva.com/29edicion/hpalmares1.html . March 6, 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: Entrelinhas . June 20, 1988 . . Grupo Folha . March 11, 2014 . Portuguese.
6. Web site: Festival de Gramado – Premiados . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701061820/http://www.festivaldegramado.net/premiados . July 1, 2013 . . July 25, 2014 . Portuguese.