Movies by Jackson do Pandeiro

Minha Sogra é da Polícia

Minha Sogra é da Polícia

Shut Up, Etelvina

Shut Up, Etelvina

Alligator raiser from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, travels to his nephew's, and takes the maid Etelvina for his nephew's wife.

O Batedor de Carteiras

O Batedor de Carteiras

In the Rio de Janeiro Central Station, the infamous pickpocket Mão Leve meets Ernestina—a Northeastern girl looking for a job—with whom he falls in love. Willing to conquer her, the thief decides to abandon his life of crime, but soon finds out it won't be easy.

Tira a Mão Daí

Tira a Mão Daí

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and unusual rhythmic quality influenced several prominent artists in Brazilian popular music. With unpublished testimonies from professional colleagues and family members, as well as archival footage of their participation in cinema and radio, the documentary traces their journey between troubled relationships, dramas, controversies, stardom, ostracism, the return to the artistic milieu, even his death in 1982.