Belarmino backdrop

Belarmino 1964 Directed by Fernando Lopes

A portrait of Belarmino Fragoso, a veteran boxer in Lisbon nearing the end of his career. In a blend of reportage and re-enactment, the many vices of the once national featherweight champion are revealed against a background of the grim economics of boxing in 1960s Portugal.

Country Portugal
Production Country Portugal
Language Portuguese
Spoken Language Portuguese
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Produções Cunha Telles
Release Date 19 November 1964
72 mins
Cast
Belarmino Fragoso Himself (Boxer)
Maria Amélia Fragoso Herself (Belarmino's wife)
Ana Paula Fragoso Herself (Belarmino's daughter)
Júlia Buisel Herself (Fado singer)
Bernardo Moreira Himself (Contrabass)
Jean Pierre Gebler Himself (A saxophone baritone)
Maria Teresa de Noronha Herself (Fado singer)