One woman, two faces, and diamonds sewn into Carnival costumes — what could go wrong?
Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis (Carlos Alberto). Favela-girl Belén (also Montiel) is the look-alike who takes her place, unaware she is being used by a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes. Written by fabreu
Costume
Carnival costumes hiding smuggled jewels — pure visual madness.
Acting
Sara Montiel plays twins with maximum melodramatic commitment.
Production
Gloriously artificial Rio backdrops that scream studio magic.
Director
Rafael Gil
Sara Montiel
Belén / Laura Monteiro
Marc Michel
Paulo
Fosco Giachetti
João Fernandes de Oliveira
Carlos Alberto
Assis
José Prada
Oliveira's lawyer
Zeni Pereira
Trinidad
Eliezer Gomes
Negro gangster
Antônio Pitanga
Paulo's friend
Álvaro Aguiar
White gangster
José Policena
Antonia Marzullo
Belén's grandmother
Grande Otelo
Freitas
Nestor de Montemar
Moacyr Deriquém
Copacabana seducer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sara Montiel was Spain's biggest box office star, and this was her attempt at international crossover — the Spanish-Brazilian-Italian co-production screams 'globe-trotting 1960s'.
The 2.6 TMDB rating is brutally honest — this was Montiel's declining period after her 1950s peak with films like 'The Last Torch Song'.
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