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Better Days Ahead is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by Carlos Diegues with Marília Pêra
Better Days Ahead (1989)
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Add to a movie listBetter Days Ahead (Portuguese: Dias Melhores Virão) is a 1989 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues.
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The staff of a dubbing studio celebrates the arrival of an acclaimed show called The Mary Shadow Show. To dub the main character, Dalila (Zezé Motta) indicates her neighbor Marialva (Marília Pêra), who adopts the name "Mary Mattos" as she dreams of becoming a Hollywood star. Marialva lives tormented by the death of her former boyfriend, and finds refuge on Wallace (José Wilker), a married man who promises he will abandon his family to live with her.Actors
Marília Pêra
(Maryalva 'Mary" Matos)
Paulo José
(Pompeu)
José Wilker
(Wallace Caldeira)
Marilu Bueno
(Adelaide)
Lília Cabral
(Secretária)
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