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Rossana Ghessa

Rossana Ghessa

Acting

Biography

Rossana Ghessa (January 24, 1943) is an Italian-Brazilian actress. Throughout her career, she acted in more than 40 films. Born in Italy, Rossana made her career in Brazilian cinema. She arrived in Brazil when she was only seven years old and in the country she built an extensive career in cinema, initially as an actress and from the 1980s also as a producer.

Known For

Snuff, Victims of Pleasure
5.7

After producing a successful underground snuff movie, were the lead actress is raped and killed, the Brazilian Miguel returns to São Paulo pretending to be the American director Michael Tracey and convinces his partner Bob Channing to cast and hire a crew to produce another movie. With attractive salaries, they hire the broken cinema technician Edson Lima and his assistant Juarez. Together, they cast the stripper and hooker Lia de Souza; the decadent and former famous actress Taty Ibanez; the aspirant actress Glória Verdi; the candidate of Miss Contest, the Miss São Paulo Maria Rosa; and an actor interned in a mental institution, Sérgio Bandeira. The group believes that they are going to secretly shoot porn, and moves to the small town of Limeira. When Bob falls in love for Lia, he tries to convince Michael to forget the snuff and avoid her death. But Michael is reluctant and does not want to give up his project. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Snuff, Victims of Pleasure

1977
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8.0

Erotic comedy divided in three episodes.

As Secretárias... Que Fazem de Tudo

1975
The Love Bug
4.4

According to an Amazonian indigenous legend, a certain insect, Anophelis sexualis, has aphrodisiac properties: one who is bitten by it will surely die if it does not have sex within two hours. Knowing this news, Hans Muller, a scientist, moves to the habitat of the insect and collects several specimens for research in his laboratory in the city of Ilha Bela, on the coast of São Paulo. There, besides the local administration and the population, there are several tourists. By an accident, the insects flee and attack the world.

The Love Bug

1980
Dangerous Game
5.8

Two dark-comedy stories involving blackmail, murder and love triangles in Rio de Janeiro

Dangerous Game

1967
Carnaval Barra Limpa
5.3

The Syndicate of Brazilian Thieves tries to steal the world's greatest diamond, owned by the international star Iraya, who comes to spend the carnival in Rio. Interpol kicks in.

Carnaval Barra Limpa

1967
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
4.6

OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.

OSS 117 Takes a Vacation

1970
Invitation to Pleasure
6.6

Two friends discuss their love adventures, and the emptiness ensuing each new conquest.

Invitation to Pleasure

1980
007½ no Carnaval
5.2

British secret agent 007½ is sent to Rio de Janeiro to recover the plans stolen from a new metal alloy. His contact is a taxi driver, who ends up being murdered by enemy agents.

007½ no Carnaval

1966
Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido
6.0

True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life.

Paraíba, Vida e Morte de um Bandido

1966
Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas
3.8

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Quando as Mulheres Querem Provas

1975
The Palace of Angels
5.8

Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", at first securing money and success, but...

The Palace of Angels

1970
Moments of Pleasure and Agony
3.0

A small-town school teacher leads an apparently normal life, including a longtime boyfriend. But she secretly has several lesbian affairs until the women in her life start being brutally murdered.

Moments of Pleasure and Agony

1983
Com Minha Viúva, Não!
4.0

Beto is unemployed and gets involved in making a porn film, where he ends up mixing his own story with that of the character he plays.

Com Minha Viúva, Não!

1981
O Bordel: Noites Proibidas
4.6

André is the powerful owner of an illegal casino and popular gambling ("Jogo de Bicho") on the streets. His gang is in war against the gang of Fiore that is trying to steal the gambling establishments of André. When the prostitute Margot sees her old friend and ex-con Sarja working as a waiter in the casino where she tricks clients, she invites him to stay with her in her apartment. When André, who is gay, sees the handsome Sarja, he falls in love with his employee that becomes his protégée. Meanwhile, Sarja and Margot plot to steal the high stakes on St George's Day and they invite André's henchman Lobão and two gangsters to participate in the heist. Meanwhile Fiore also plots to steal André's money with his gang.

O Bordel: Noites Proibidas

1980
Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
8.0

A private detective is hired to spy a married woman and ends up falling in love with her.

Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores

1972
Obsessão
5.0

A small town in Brazil is the background for this thriller about a murder, disclosing corruption among the leaders of the region.

Obsessão

1973
Quelé do Pajeú
6.7

A man seeks revenge after his sister get raped by an unknown foreign, identified only by scar and a missing finger. But his payback journey is a long way and bears its surprises.

Quelé do Pajeú

1969
Me Deixa de Quatro
7.0

A father finds out his son is gay and does everything he can to turn him back to heterosexuality.

Me Deixa de Quatro

1981
Bebel, Garota Propaganda
7.0

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom.

Bebel, Garota Propaganda

1967
As Borboletas Também Amam
5.0

Monica, a naive schoolgirl from a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, meets Virginia, a former neighbor, now living in Copacabana. Influenced by her, she decides to take on a double life: in the morning she is the suburban girl, in the afternoon she attends a brothel in the South Zone. One day she meets Flávio, a friend and eventual lover of Virginia. Flávio falls in love with the purity of Monica and wants to drive away her friends, for considering Virginia a bad company for her beloved.

As Borboletas Também Amam

1979