Aug 21, 2003
118 min
Full-HD

Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria (2003)

Apolônio Brasil was a pianist at a famous nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, from the 1950s until his untimely death. Quite a character, Apolônio was loved by women and idolized by his audience and friends. His contagious joy attracts the attention of American scientist Dr. Boris Lewitsky, who comes to Brazil in order to interview Apolônio's close friends and make them a most unusual offer concerning the remains of the late musician.

Category

Music Comedy Drama

Country

Brazil

Companies

RioFilme MAC Produções

Marco Nanini

Apolônio Brasil

Louise Cardoso

Milu

Antônio Pitanga

Coice

Marcos Paulo

Paulo Antonio

Sylvia Bandeira

D. Guiomar

Alessandra Verney

Tânia

Caio Junqueira

Young Apolônio Brasil

Lu Grimaldi

D. Neném

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