'' 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 African 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 . It was chosen as the Brazilian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards , but it failed to get a nomination
49th Academy Awards
49th Academy Awards
Xica