Madame Satã is a 2002 biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Karim Aïnouz. Shot in the neighborhoods of Lapa, Glória, Paquetá, and Centro in Rio de Janeiro, it stars Lázaro Ramos as drag performer Madame Satã and premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
Lázaro Ramos as João Francisco dos Santos / Madame Satã
Marcélia Cartaxo as Laurita
Flávio Bauraqui as Tabu
Fellipe Marques as Renatinho
Renata Sorrah as Vitória
Emiliano Queiroz as Amador
Giovana Barbosa as Firmina
Ricardo Blat as José
Guilherme Piva as Álvaro
Marcelo Valle as chief of police
Floriano Peixoto as Gregório
Gero Camilo as Agapito
Gláucio Gomes as fat man at Danúbio
Orã Figueiredo as police officer
Paula Damasceno as Danúbio's regular