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Marco Nanini is known for:

  • 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.
  • A Dog's Will
    The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are admitted to paradise. The edited theatrical version of O Auto da Compadecida.
  • Caramuru: The Invention of Brazil
    Diogo Álvares, a Portuguese map illustrator, reaches the Brazilian coast, after his caravel sinks. He is saved by the Indian chief Itaparica and his two daughters, Paraguaçu and Moema. They call him Caramuru and together they engage in a happy love triangle. But the chance to return to Portugal arises, and it is clear this amoral arrangement cannot last.

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Biography

Marco Antônio Barroso Nanini (Recife, May 31, 1948) is a Brazilian actor, author, theater producer and playwright. With a prominent career in theater, cinema and television, he received several awards throughout his career, including six Prêmios Qualidade Brasil, two Prêmios Sharp and two Prêmios APCA, in addition to two Troféus Imprensa nominations and a Prêmio Shell.