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Bete Balanço

Bete Balanço

1984•1h 12m•5.8/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.8/10(22)

A small town girl, who's an aspiring singer, tries to make a living out of music in the big city of Rio de Janeiro.

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Production

Centro de Produção e Comunicação, Ponto Filmes

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Débora Bloch

Débora Bloch

Bete

Lauro Corona

Lauro Corona

Rodrigo

Diogo Vilela

Diogo Vilela

Paulinho

Maria Zilda Bethlem

Maria Zilda Bethlem

Bia

Cazuza

Cazuza

Tininho

Hugo Carvana

Hugo Carvana

Tony

Arthur Muhlenberg

Deca

Jessel Buss

Vitor

Duse Nacaratti

Duse Nacaratti

Witness

Eleonora Rocha

Marcus Vinícius

Marcus Vinícius

Bus ticket checker

Andréa Beltrão

Andréa Beltrão

Dancer

Jorge Lafond

Jorge Lafond

Self

Frejat

Frejat

Lobão

Lobão

José Joffily

José Joffily

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