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Um Menino Muito Maluquinho (2006)

Um Menino Muito Maluquinho poster
Directed by
César Rodrigues
Genre
comedy, drama, kids
Country
Brazil
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rated
L
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series follows a boy named Maluquinho and his friends as they have adventures at ages 5 and 10. An older Maluquinho narrates their stories about school, art, and friendship.

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What happens

Um Menino Muito Maluquinho was a Brazilian children's show, produced and aired by TVE Brasil and was originally broadcast from 19 March to 10 July 2006. The series was based on book of the same name by Brazilian cartoonist Ziraldo, with 26 episodes and one season. It was directed by César Rodrigues. Cao Hamburger and Anna Muylaert wrote the screenplay. Muyalert is also author of some of the character's books. The series focuses on the adventures of the fictional protagonist, Maluquinho, and his friends at 5 and 10 years of age, which covers topics about art, time, friendship, school and other aspects of life, usually narrated by a 30-year old Maluquinho. The series received positive reviews from television critics, earned high ratings, and has won some awards, such as Japan's NHK Japan Prize award. It was also nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Children and Youth program in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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