Belarmino

Fernando Lopes
1964-11-19


7.4
72 min

A portrait of Belarmino Fragoso, a veteran boxer in Lisbon nearing the end of his career. In a blend of reportage and re-enactment, the many vices of the once national featherweight champion are revealed against a background of the grim economics of boxing in 1960s Portugal.

Cast

Name Character Team
Belarmino Fragoso Himself (Boxer) Unowned
Maria Amélia Fragoso Herself (Belarmino's wife) Unowned
Ana Paula Fragoso Herself (Belarmino's daughter) Unowned
Júlia Buisel Herself (Fado singer) Unowned
Bernardo Moreira Himself (Contrabass) Unowned
Jean Pierre Gebler Himself (A saxophone baritone) Unowned
Maria Teresa de Noronha Herself (Fado singer) Unowned