Depois Eu Conto (1956)

In Engenho Novo, gas-station attendant and mechanic Zé da Bomba is a cheater, playing a confidence game pretending that he is millionaire José Pires e Camargo from São Paulo. His childhood friend Renatinho Pinga-Fogo is now the well-known social columnist René Doré and has introduced him to high society. Now, Zé da Bomba "borrows" his boss' Cadillac every night and is a habitué of the fashionable Boite Astral, a nightclub owned by Alfredo and his son Guilhermo that was promoted to the jet set by artistic director Armindo Menezes. Further, he is dating socialite Marilu Biscainha, the daughter of wealthy banker Biscainha. Zé da Bomba's sweetheart Sonia lives with her aunt Ofélia Canabrava and is the next-door neighbor of the gas station where he works with Veludo. Zé da Bomba likes Sonia, but does not see a future in their relationship since he wants to climb to the higher classes and have a good job and position, and Marilu is the easiest way for accomplish his dreams. When Ofélia sees the picture of Armindo on the front page of the newspaper, she recognizes him as her former boyfriend Armindo "Tampinha", who seduced her 10 years ago and borrowed a large amount telling that he would build a theater company and she would be the lead attraction, but vanishing with her money instead. Ofélia hides herself in the Cadillac and goes to the Astral nightclub with Zé da Bomba. When she sees Zé da Bomba with Marilu, she calls Sonia to join them in the nightclub. Further, Ofélia calls Marilu and unmasks Zé da Bomba to his fiancée. Zé da Bomba vanishes and 10 days later, he reappears working as a car dealer and decided to build a fashionable nightclub in the slums. He asks his friend Pinga-Fogo to promote the spot and invites Veludo, Ofélia, and Sonia to work with him. But Alfredo and Guilhermo are not happy and decide to make a violent move against them.