"In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro of the 1930s, João Francisco dos Santos is several things — son of slaves, ex-convict, thug, homosexual and adopted father for a number of pariahs. João expresses himself on the stage of a cabaret as Madame Satã."
Lázaro Ramos
as João Francisco dos Santos / Madame Satã
Marcélia Cartaxo
as Laurita
Flávio Bauraqui
as Tabu
Renata Sorrah
as Vitória dos Anjos
Fellipe Marques
as Renatinho
Emiliano Queiroz
as Amador
Gero Camilo
as Preso
Floriano Peixoto
as Gregório
Eduardo Coutinho
as Juiz
Ricardo Blat
as José
Karine Teles
as ruiva na janela
Orã Figueiredo
as policial
Karim Aïnouz
Director
Marc Beauchamps
Producer
Laurent Bocahut
Associate Producer
Philip Brooks
Isabel Diegues
Vincent Maraval
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Donald Ranvaud
Juliette Renaud
Dominique Welinski
Sacha Amback
Original Music Composer
Marcos Suzano
Isabela Monteiro de Castro
Editor
Marcos Pedroso
Production Design
Jorge de Tharso
Set Decoration
Rita Murtinho
Costume Design
Sonia Penna
Makeup Artist
Aloysio Compasso
Sound
Dominique Hennequin
Sound Mixer
Stéphane Thiébaut
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christophe Vingtrinier
Waldir Xavier
Sound Editor
Sergio Farjalla Jr.
Special Effects
Todd Haynes
Thanks
Wieland Speck
Walter Carvalho
Director of Photography
Writer
Marcelo Gomes
Sérgio Machado
Mauricio Zacharias
Walter Salles