The Bicha Louca (Crazy Fag) Character and the Construction of a Network of Actorial Work in Brazil during the Civil-Military Dictatorship (1964-1985)

The article proposes the existence of an actorial network that created a character-type of the male homosexual, which could be called the bicha louca (crazy fag). Actors such as Nestor Montemar, Raul Cortez, Ítalo Rossi and Emiliano Queiroz participated in this network, contributing to the theatre b...

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Published inRevista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 1
Main Author Rocha Junior, Alberto Ferreira da
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Porto Alegre Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2021
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, GETEPE - Grupo de Estudos em Educação, Teatro e Performance
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Summary:The article proposes the existence of an actorial network that created a character-type of the male homosexual, which could be called the bicha louca (crazy fag). Actors such as Nestor Montemar, Raul Cortez, Ítalo Rossi and Emiliano Queiroz participated in this network, contributing to the theatre being a space of visibility for the LGBT population and of resistance to the moral and political repression in the period of the Brazilian civil-military dictatorship (1964-1985).
ISSN:2237-2660
2237-2660
DOI:10.1590/2237-2660105634