---
title: 'Xica da Silva (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlos Diegues'
released: '1976-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/xica-da-silva-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078512/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Xica da Silva (1976)

1976 · 107 min · Drama, Comedy · Brazil


## Synopsis

Xica is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva, an 18th-century slave in Brazil, who attracts the attention of a powerful Portuguese land-owner and eventually rises into the Brazilian high society. The movie stars Zezé Motta, Walmor Chagas and José Wilker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlos Diegues](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-diegues)
- **Screenplay:** [Carlos Diegues](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-diegues)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jorge Ben](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-ben)

## Cast

- [Walmor Chagas](https://cinepixo.com/people/walmor-chagas)
- [Zezé Motta](https://cinepixo.com/people/zeze-motta)
- [José Wilker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-wilker)

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