![]() ![]() ![]() We learn, through Flor’s conversations with her loved ones, that Vadinho was not just a flirtatious squanderer but also an abusive alcoholic. Windowed and now grieving her loss, Flor spends much of her time moping and reminiscing about her late husband. ![]() Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands begins with Vadinho’s death, who suffers a heart attack in the streets of Bahia, Brazil, after a previous night of vigorous partying. Her husband, Vadinho (José Wilker), is a philandering spendthrift who wastes time and money in casinos while chasing after every available woman he sets eyes on. The film is based on one of Brazil’s most reputed writers of magical realist literature, Jorge Amado, whose source novel has continued to prove popular with readers worldwide since its 1966 publication.īraga plays Flor, a young, married woman who works at a job teaching cooking classes in her home apartment. A sultry and earthy slice of comedy, fantasy, and romance, Dona Flor exploited Braga’s natural sensuality to deliver a smart and sexually-daring dissection on infidelity and desire. The vehicle that turned its leading actress Sônia Braga into an international star, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands ( Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos, 1976), had the distinct honor, for a 34-year run, of being Brazil’s most popular film of all time. ![]()
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