The Portuguese Falcon
The first portuguese super-hero!
A darkly comedic satire that uses absurdist superhero tropes to skewer fascist paranoia and blind patriotism in Salazar's Portugal.
A satire on anti-communist paranoia in the days of fascist dictatorship in Portugal. The series follows the adventures of the "Lusitanian superhero", the ultra-patriotic Captain Falcão, a man who follows the direct orders of António de Oliveira Salazar in the fight against the "red menace".
Essence
Ensemble
Gonçalo Waddington
Capitão Falcão
David Chan Cordeiro
Puto Perdiz
Matamba Joaquim
Capitão Preto
José Pinto
Salazar
Miguel Guilherme
General Gaivota
Rui Mendes
Professor Peninha
Carla Maciel
Mulher do Capitão Falcão
Pêpê Rapazote
Jornalista TV
Miguel Frazão
Capitão Amarelo
Nuno Lopes
Comuninja
Bruno Nogueira
Flamingo
António Durães
D. Afonso Henriques
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