Well directed by Bruno Barreto, who directed ( Four Days in September) movie that was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Film in 1988, Dona Flor will give great insights into Brazilian culture and a flavor to taste Brazilian food. You must give Vadinho a break at the beginning of the movie because machismo is somewhat accepted in the Latin culture, and as the plot develops his machismo will make you laugh. Based on a book by Jorge Amado, one of the foremost Brazilian writers ( Gabriela, Cravo e Canela), this is a fun plot and very much into the Brazilian culture. Well many funny moments of great laughter. Vadinho then begins to show up as a ghost, and keeps making fun of her prude husband. She remarries the town pharmacist, Mauro Mendonça (another famous Soap opera actor) who is a complete prude. Hola Elige tu dirección Todos los departamentos. Flor is great denial because she loves him and they have a great sex life. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Vintage International) : Amado, Jorge: Amazon.es: Libros. Vadinho never misses a chance to flirt and even to touch other women in front of Flor, who never catches him. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Jorge Amado Vadinho, that rascally, good-for-nothing, ne’er-do-well gambler and womanizer, drops dead during the middle of Carnaval, leaving his wife Dona Flor a young widow. Vadinho likes women and Flor is a subservient wife who gives cooking lessons because she is well known in town for her good cooking. Dona Flor, Sonia Braga, ( The Kiss of the Spider Woman and Robert Redford Milagro Beanfield War) is married to Vadinho, José Wilker ( well known Brazilian Soapopera star).
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