Aldeia da Roupa Branca

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Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, "Uncle" Jacinto's son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between "Uncle" Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances

Country:

Portugal

Genre:

Music,

Comedy,

Family

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

1939

Director:

Chianca de Garcia

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Company:

Espectáculos de Arte

Cast:
Beatriz Costa

Gracinda

José Amaro

Chico

Manuel Santos Carvalho

Tio Jacinto

Óscar de Lemos

Luís

Elvira Velez

Viúva Quitéria

Crew:
Chianca de Garcia

Director

Ramada Curto

Writer

Chianca de Garcia

Writer

Raúl Portela

Music

Aquilino Mendes

Cinematography