Affonso Brazza

Affonso Brazza made his name on Brazilian underground cinema, as "the firefighter filmmaker", producing low-budget action movies, working with amateur cast and crew. Inspired by his idols, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brazza's movies were westerns adapted to Brazil's mid-west reality. He became famous with TV interviews and participations in national movie festivals. However, his movies remained restricted to a very small circuit of exhibition. José Mojica Marins, the Brazilian horror film legend known as Zé do Caixão (Coffin Joe), and local rock stars like Raimundos, appeared on some Brazza's movies. He died at 48, victim of a cancer.