Ganga Zumba

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Ganga Zumba

1963

1h 40m

6.6(9 votes)

Drama

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Overview

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

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15 members

Acting

Antônio Pitanga

Ganga Zumba / Antão

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Léa Garcia

Cipriana

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Eliezer Gomes

Anoroba

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Luiza Maranhão

Dandara

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Jorge Coutinho

Unknown Role

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Zózimo Bulbul

Unknown Role

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Cartola

Salustiano

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Procópio Mariano

Unknown Role

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Waldir Onofre

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Ruy Polanah

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Álvaro Pérez

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Tereza Rachel

Senhora Pieró

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José Scandal

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Rui Solberg

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Zica do Cartola

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