

My Name Ain't Johnny
2008-01-04 · 124 min · ★ 7.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- Mauro Lima
- Production companies
- Atitude Produções e Empreendimentos, Globo Filmes, TeleImage, Apema Filmes, Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- Brazil, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Selton MelloJoão Guilherme Estrella
Cleo PiresSofia
Júlia LemmertzMãe de João / João's mother
Cássia KisJuíza Marilena Soares
Eva TodorD. Marly
André De BiaseAlex
Giulio LopesPai de João / João's father
Gillray CoutinhoAdvogado / Lawyer Renato
Daniel TorresBoneco adolescente
Tammy Di CalafioriLaura adolescente / teen
Rafaela MandelliLaura
Ângelo Paes LemeJulinho
Flávio PardalBoneco
Aramis TrindadeTainha
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