Blood of Minas Gerais (Portuguese: Sangue Mineiro) is a 1930 Brazilian silent drama film directed by Humberto Mauro. The film is set around Belo Horizonte, where it was filmed. It was Mauro's final film for the small Phebo Filme company before he moved to the much better funded Cinédia studio in Rio de Janeiro.

Synopsis

The daughter of a millionaire attempts to commit suicide after being spurned by her lover.

Blood of Minas Gerais

Cast

Maury Bueno as Christovam

Ernani de Paula

Pedro Fantol as Juliano Sampaio

Rosendo Franco as Franco

Adhemar Gonzaga as Carmem's Father

Luiz Guimarães

Augusta Leal as Aunt Marta

Humberto Mauro as Farmer's servant

Nita Ney as Neusa

Carmen Santos as Carmem

Máximo Serrano as Máximo

Elie Sone as Tuty

Luis Soroa as Roberto

References

Bibliography

Shaw, Lisa & Dennison, Stephanie. Brazilian National Cinema. Routledge, 2014.

Blood of Minas Gerais

External links

1930 drama films

1930 films

Brazilian silent feature films

Brazilian black-and-white films

Films directed by Humberto Mauro

Films set in Brazil

1930s Portuguese-language films

Silent Brazilian drama films

Blood of Minas Gerais