Xica da Silva

Xica da Silva (also released as Xica) is a 1996 Brazilian drama film directed and written by Carlos Diegues. Brazilian novela starts actress Taís Araújo as the title character. Its music score was composed by MPB singer Jorge Ben Jor. The film's plot is based on João Felicio dos Santos' novel Memórias do Distrito de Diamantina and was adapted to screen by Antonio Callado and Diegues. Xica, written by Walcyr Carrasco and directed by Walter Avancini was first shown in Brazil from September 1996 to August 1997.
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