Luz del Fuego (film)

Luz del Fuego
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Neves
Written by	Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho
Produced by	Carlos Moletta Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho
Starring	Lucélia Santos Walmor Chagas
Cinematography	Fernando Duarte
Edited by	Martaluz
Music by	Carlos Moletta
Production companies	Riofilme Morena Filmes Sky Light Cinema
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	April 5, 1982 (1982-04-05)[1]
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Luz del Fuego is a 1982 Brazilian drama film directed by David Neves and featuring Lucélia Santos in the lead role. The film is a liberal and romantic narrative of the controversial Brazilian vedette and activist Dora Vivacqua, better known by her stage name Luz del Fuego.^[2]

Plot

Present day Guanabara Bay. Former senator João Gaspar (Walmor Chagas) is on his way to Ilha do Sol, the retreat of Luz del Fuego who was assassinated back in 1967. He tells his nurse about his days with Luz, how they met in the late 1940s and how she became his protégée in the following years.

Cast

• Lucélia Santos: Dora Vivacqua
• Walmor Chagas: João Gaspar
• Joel Barcellos: Canário
• Ivan Cândido: Teodoro Dias
• Helber Rangel: Indalécio
• Marco Soares: Agildo
• Ítala Nandi: Isabel Gaspar

Production

Co-produced by Riofilme, Morena Filmes, and Sky Light Cinema, Luz del Fuelgo was shot between May and July 1981 in Ilha dos Lobos,^[1] Torres, Rio Grande do Sul.

Reception

Luz del Fuego was the winner of awards Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Photography, and Best Scenography at the 1982 Festival de Gramado.^[2]

References

1. "Luz del Fuego" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
2. Luz del Fuego - O filme

External links

• Luz del Fuego at IMDb