The Lero-Lero Family (Portuguese: A Família Lero-Lero) is a 1953 Brazilian comedy film directed by Alberto Pieralisi and starring Walter D'Ávila, Marina Freire and Luiz Linhares.Shaw & Dennison p.76
Plot Aquiles Taveira is a disgruntled civil servant who feels exploited by his wife and their three adult children, Teteco, Janjão, and Laurita. He is also disregarded by his neighbors and at work, where he spends months complaining about a hole in the floor without his requests for repairs being addressed. After his children fail in their attempts to pursue careers in the arts and sports, they continue to reject ordinary jobs with the support of their mother. Frustrated with his family situation, Aquiles allows himself to be blamed for a 50,000-cruzeiro embezzlement at his workplace and flees to Guarujá, where he stays at a casino hotel and tries his luck at roulette.
Partial cast Walter D'Ávila as Aquiles Taveira Marina Freire as Isolina Luiz Linhares as Teteco Ricardo Bandeira as Janjão Helena Barreto Leite as Laurita Elísio de Albuquerque as Laranjeira Renato Consorte Marly Bueno
References
Bibliography Shaw, Lisa & Dennison, Stephanie. Brazilian National Cinema. Routledge, 2014.
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