José do Telhado

The legendary life of José Teixeira da Silva, José do Telhado, married to his cousin Aninhas, defeated his father's resistance, due to the fame of his heroism during the civil war.

Cast

Virgílio Teixeira

as José do Telhado

Adelina Campos

as Aninhas

Juvenal de Araújo

as José Pequeno

Patricia de Lencastre

as Genoveva

Jorge Grave

Joaquim Miranda

as Pai de Aninhas

Carlos Barros

as fanfarrão

Teodoro Silva

as senhor de Ruivães

Fernando Silva

as Malaquias

Manuela Bonito

as Baroness

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

**Zé do Telhado: from bandit and murderer to romantic and chivalrous hero worthy of a movie.** Portugal has some romantic heroes, but few are as outstanding as Zé do Telhado, a bandit from the first half of the 19th century who, after being in the army and having fought in the Patuleia Revolt (wh...

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