‘Velhos Bandidos’ Sets March 26 Release as Fernanda Montenegro Hints at More to Come

Overview

• At a Copacabana press conference on March 19, the team confirmed a nationwide theatrical opening in Brazil on March 26.
• The principal cast features Fernanda Montenegro, Ary Fontoura, Lázaro Ramos, Bruna Marquezine and Vladimir Brichta, with special appearances by Reginaldo Faria, Vera Fischer and other veterans.
• The caper comedy follows an older pair of schemers plotting a bank job who recruit a younger duo, with Ramos playing a persistent investigator.
• Montenegro, 96, said she is living in the present and called a second film possible, signaling openness to keep working.
• Director Cláudio Torres joked he used the mother–son connection to assemble the ensemble, as cast accounts highlighted cross‑generational learning and playful improvisation on set.