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The Woman Who Invented Love
The Woman Who Invented Love

The Woman Who Invented Love

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DramaRomance

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Doralice is a simple minded woman romantically fascinated by marriage. However, when she is raped by a butcher, a friend advises her to become a prostitute - and she does it. After that, all her wishes and longings will curl up into a fascinating vortex.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

20 October 1980

Country

Brazil

Cast

Aldine Müller

Aldine Müller

Doralice / Tallulah

Zécarlos de Andrade

Zécarlos de Andrade

Rodolfo Arena

Rodolfo Arena

Doutor Perdigão

Lola Brah

Lola Brah

Doralice's Mentor

Osly Delano

Osly Delano

Roberto Miranda

Roberto Miranda

Client who cries

Jairo Ferreira

Jairo Ferreira

Paulo Leite

Paulo Leite

Edgard Franco

Edgard Franco

César Augusto

Orlando Parolini

Orlando Parolini

Client who can't have his butt touched

Carlos Arena

Carlos Arena

Marcelo Dantas

Marcelo Dantas

Zelia Toledo

Zelia Toledo

Waldir Siebert

Waldir Siebert

Néa Simões

Néa Simões

Genésio de Carvalho

Genésio de Carvalho

Renée Casemart

Renée Casemart

Cavagnole Neto

Cavagnole Neto

Dulce Garcia

Dulce Garcia

Carlos Reichenbach

Carlos Reichenbach

English teacher

Rita de Cássia

Rita de Cássia

Walter Coletti

Walter Coletti

(as Walter Luiz Colleti)

Paulo Valvassori

Paulo Valvassori

Nair Isaguirre

Nair Isaguirre

Nana Vogel

Nana Vogel

Nerzídio Bonacin

Nerzídio Bonacin

Luiz Vizeu

Luiz Vizeu

Eduardo Zá

Eduardo Zá

Wilson Sampson

Wilson Sampson

Lano Grandi

Lano Grandi

André Luiz

André Luiz

José Lucas

José Lucas

Oswaldo Cirillo

Oswaldo Cirillo

Célia Lima

Célia Lima

Theresa Bianchi

Theresa Bianchi

Aluizio Pontes

Aluizio Pontes

Jorge Sales

Jorge Sales

Irupê Rodrigues

Irupê Rodrigues

Ricardo Angelini

Ricardo Angelini

Francisco Rodrigues

Francisco Rodrigues

Simone Carvalho

Simone Carvalho

Heloísa Raso

Heloísa Raso

Doralice's Roomate

Bubby Montenegro

Bubby Montenegro

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