Production about the rubber tapper, trade unionist and political activist, murdered more than 30 years ago, will star Jorge Paz (The Hijacking of Flight 375)
Chico Mendesa biopic about the rubber tapper, trade unionist and political activist, will be produced by the actor Bruno Gagliasso. The production, which does not yet have a confirmed release date, will star Jorge Pazin Marighella (2019) and The hijacking of Flight 375 (2023), and has Sergio Machado (The River of Desire) It is Sergio de Carvalho (Alien Nights) in the direction.
“I am in love with this project. In addition to dialoging directly with the global environmental cause, for which I have worked on several actions, it is a story that deserves to be retold and immortalized for new generations due to its historical importance and so that we do not forget the tragedies that cannot continue to happen. repeat in the Amazon”declared Gagliasso in a press release.
The biopic is produced by Estúdio Escarlate, from Joana Henningwhich recently launched The hijacking of Flight 375, still showing in Brazilian cinemas. The rights to adapt the biography were transferred to the studio by the activist’s daughters, Angela It is Elenira Mendes.
Francisco Alves Mendes Filhobetter known as Chico Mendes, fought on behalf of rubber tappers in the Amazon Basin and received several awards for his work in preserving the forest and native rubber trees. The activist was murdered exactly 35 years ago, on December 22, 1988, after angering farmers with his work.
Source: Rollingstone
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