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Bingo: The King of the Mornings

Bingo: The King of the Mornings

Clowning around can cost your soul

2017•1h 53m•8.0/10
ComedyDrama

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8.0/10(405)

1980s. Brazilian television exploding in color and auditorium programs not so politically correct. In the middle of this fervor, Augusto Mendes, a young rising actor, seeks his place in the sun. From porn studios to soap operas, he finally finds success and fame when he becomes "Bingo", a TV host clown from one of the audience leader TV shows for children. It turns out that behind the rice powder and red nose, nobody knows who he is.

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Production

Gullane Entretenimento

Language

PT

Status

Released

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Cast

Vladimir Brichta

Vladimir Brichta

Augusto Mendes/Bingo

Leandra Leal

Leandra Leal

Lúcia

Tainá Müller

Tainá Müller

Angélica

Ana Lúcia Torre

Ana Lúcia Torre

Marta Mendes

Augusto Madeira

Augusto Madeira

Vasconcelos

Cauã Martins

Cauã Martins

Gabriel Mendes

Emanuelle Araújo

Emanuelle Araújo

Gretchen

Pedro Bial

Pedro Bial

Armando

Domingos Montagner

Domingos Montagner

Palhaço Aparício

Fernando Sampaio

Palhaço Nando

Raul Barreto

Dono do Circo

Søren Hellerup

Søren Hellerup

Peter Olsen

Ricardo Ciciliano

Cláudio Ricardo

Wally Araújo

Assistente de Direção do programa do Bingo

Roberto Audio

Roberto Audio

Pastor

Cleto Baccic

Apresentador do Prêmio Melhores do Ano

Luciano Baldan

Diretor do Filme Pornochanchada

Luiz Bolognesi

Psicólogo AA

Clodoaldo Borges

Assistente de Produção Filme Pornochanchada

Pedro Casali

Assistente de Direção Novela TV Mundial

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