A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos – better known as Madame Satã – was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.
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Madame Satã is a 2002 biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Karim Aïnouz. Shot in the neighborhoods of Lapa, Glória, Paquetá, and Centro in Rio de Janeiro, it stars Lázaro Ramos as drag performer Madame Satã and premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
