My Name Ain't Johnny

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My Name Ain't Johnny

"He had everything but limits"

2008

2h 4m

7.1(271 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.

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Cast & Crew

72 members

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Selton Mello

João Guilherme Estrella

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Cleo

Sofia

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Júlia Lemmertz

Mãe de João / João's mother

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Cássia Kis

Juíza Marilena Soares

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Eva Todor

D. Marly

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André De Biase

Alex

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Giulio Lopes

Pai de João / João's father

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Felipe Severo

João criança / child

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Gillray Coutinho

Advogado / Lawyer Renato

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Arthur Lopes

João adolescente / teen

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Daniel Torres

Boneco adolescente

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Rodrigo Amarante

Rubão

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Tammy Di Calafiori

Laura adolescente / teen

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Rafaela Mandelli

Laura

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Ângelo Paes Leme

Julinho

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Flávio Pardal

Boneco

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Dan Klabin

Brunão

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Aramis Trindade

Tainha

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Victor Gorgulho

Julinho adolescente

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Luciano Vidigal

Vendedor de amendoim

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Marcelo Vindicato

Corretor de imóveis

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Regina Sampaio

Senhora do Tarô

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Kiko Mascarenhas

Psicanalista viciado / Drug-addicted psychologist

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Álvaro Diniz

Escrivão no Fórum

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Diogo P. Gonçalves

Cliente Militar

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Fabio Mondego

Banda

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Fael Mondego

Banda

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Ge Fonseca

Banda

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Nervoso

Banda

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Dida Camero

Tia

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Orã Figueiredo

Policial Civil 1 (Oswaldo)

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Hossen Minussi

Policial Civil 2 (Wanderley)

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Babu Santana

Police Officer

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Neco Villa Lobos

Serjão

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Ronaldo Tasso

Cliente Roqueiro

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Charly Braun

Felipe

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Roberto Guimarães

Agente Aeroporto

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Márcio Vito

Rabino

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Carles Punyet

Policial Barcelona 1

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José Luis Miranda

Policial Barcelona 2

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Agnese Casari

Loira em Veneza

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Roberto Vianello

Gondoleiro

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Beto Bruno

Policial Federal

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Adriano Garib

Delegado

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Trini Gilabert

Vendedora da Joalheria

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Agnes Lealt

Aeromoça

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Lise Grendene

Mulher "Audrey" da festinha

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Flávio Bauraqui

Charles

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William Shakespeare Jonser

Preso 1

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Jonathan Azevedo

Preso 2

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Ivan de Almeida

Carcereiro

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Carlos Sato

Estelionatário Japonês

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Bruno Padilha

Promotor

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Luis Miranda

Alcides

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Fads

Preso Africano

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Willy Farouq

Preso Africano

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João Guilherme Estrella

Enfermeiro do Manicômio

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Roney Villela

Hércules

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Felipe Martins

Fernando

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Wendell Bendelack

Sininho

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Aldri Anunciação

Interno do Manicômio

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Alexandre Costa

Interno do Manicômio

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Cico Caseira

Interno do Manicômio

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Duda Ribeiro

Interno do Manicômio

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Eugenio Bretas

Interno do Manicômio

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Henrique Lopes

Interno do Manicômio

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Marcello H

Interno do Manicômio

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Miguel Oniga

Interno do Manicômio

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Niltom

Interno do Manicômio

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Oberdan Júnior

Interno do Manicômio

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Henrique Neves

Agente Desipe

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Antônio Sérgio Firmino

Médico / Doctor

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