Aldeia da Roupa Branca 1939

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Music Comedy Family

Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, "Uncle" Jacinto's son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between "Uncle" Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances

Release Date 1939-01-02
Runtime 1h 32m
Directors Chianca de Garcia, Jaime Silva Filho
Producers Antero de Tovar Faro, Fernando V. de Barros
Writers Ramada Curto, Chianca de Garcia, José Gomes Ferreira