Upcoming Brazilian movie promises to be exciting and polemic.<\/b><\/p>\n
On the heels of Tropa de Elite<\/a> comes another movie that deals with the drug trade in Rio’s posh Zona Sul neighborhoods. Meu Nome N\u00e3o \u00c9 Johnny<\/b><\/a> tells the true story of Jo\u00e3o Guilherme Estrella, a well-liked ‘playboy’ (rich kid) whose personal ambition and intensity lead him down a dangerous path, that of a traficante<\/b> (drug dealer). Pursued by police and eventually jailed, Estrella is lucky to be around today to tell his story, and he is doubly lucky to have such an amazing cast on board for the movie version of his exploits. Playing Estrella is Selton Mello<\/a>, a popular soap and movie star originally from Minas Gerais. Here’s a terrific interview with Selton on J\u00f4 Soares: (email readers click the title of this post to see the videos)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Additionally, I provide for your viewing pleasure the official trailer for the movie:<\/p>\n Meu Nome N\u00e3o \u00c9 Johnny<\/b> will be release on January 4th in Brazil. It’s never too early to throw it in your Netflix cue!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Upcoming Brazilian movie promises to be exciting and polemic. On the heels of Tropa de Elite comes another movie that deals with the drug trade in Rio’s posh Zona Sul neighborhoods. Meu Nome N\u00e3o \u00c9 Johnny tells the true story of Jo\u00e3o Guilherme Estrella, a well-liked ‘playboy’ (rich kid) whose personal ambition and intensity lead…<\/p>\n