In the fifties our beloved Zé Trindade reaches into stardom in countless fine pictures, it was a peak of his extensive comic career on radio, theatre and mainly cinema, also was composer and singer, anyway an eclectic man, although was in cinema industry he made a solid career portraying a stereotypical Brazilian character, womanizer, cheeky, loudmouth and a yellow when the things going wrong, averse to the violence, essentially a joker mocking all around.
This turn he plays José a taxi driver in his old jalopy nicknamed Fubica in Rio de Janeiro, when out of the blue receives 15.000 millions of inheritance from an unnoticed brother died at Portugal, actually a gang had ripped off a local bank a total amount of 100.000 millions in marked money, then they will frame the silly guy as true burglar, however the plan fails due just a small bills were marked, it weren't among which Zè had received, hereinafter the gang will try by any means recover the money, meanwhile annoyed by his bossy wife Violeta Ferraz he is no longer want be rich, so starting up spending money randomly.
Made by Brasil Vita Filmes having on direction Roberto Farias in his first directorial debut, it was a kind lesser appreciated of Zé Trindade's pictures, a slight chaste for a Brazilian production, following the successful formula as musical vehicle from many pop singers scattered along the story, on a contrived plot let's see easily, meanwhile Zé Trindade gives a wink in gorgeous girls around.
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First watch: 1992 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-Youtube / Rating: 6.5.
