The Burning Season (1994 film)
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The Burning Season is a 1994 television movie directed by John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films...

. The film chronicled Chico Mendes
Chico Mendes
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes , was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and indigenous peoples...

's fight to protect the rainforest.

Plot

Chico Mendes is a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

 and environmental activist who was murdered in 1988 by ranchers opposed to his activism.

Cast

  • Raúl Juliá
    Raúl Juliá
    Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay was a Puerto Rican actor.Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson...

    .....Francisco "Chico" Mendes
    Chico Mendes
    Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes , was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and indigenous peoples...

  • Carmen Argenziano
    Carmen Argenziano
    Carmen Antimo Argenziano is an American actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes....

    .....Alfredo Sezero
  • Sonia Braga
    Sônia Braga
    Sônia Maria Campos Braga is a Brazilian actress. She has been nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.-Early life:...

    .....Regina de Catrvalho
  • Kamala Lopez
    Kamala Lopez
    Kamala Lopez is an actress, director, and political activist. Lopez has appeared in movies including I Heart Huckabees and Born in East L.A., and in television shows such as Lie To Me, Alias, and others.-Acting:...

    .....Ilzamar
  • Luis Guzmán
    Luis Guzmán
    Luis Guzmán is an actor from Puerto Rico. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, he has played roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen....

    .....Estate Boss
  • Nigel Havers
    Nigel Havers
    Nigel Allan Havers is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Don't Wait Up...

    .....Steven Kaye
  • Tomas Milian
    Tomas Milian
    Tomás Milián is a Cuban-American actor best known for having worked extensively in Italian films from the late 1950s to the 1980s.-Career in Italy:...

    .....Darli Alves
  • Esai Morales
    Esai Morales
    Esai Manuel Morales is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Bob Morales in the 1987 biopic La Bamba. He also appeared in the PBS drama American Family and in the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd.. However, he is best known for his roles as Lt...

    .....Jair
  • Edward James Olmos
    Edward James Olmos
    Edward James Olmos is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt...

    .....Wilson Pinheiro

Awards and nominations

American Cinema Editors
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing itself. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E...

  • Nominated: Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television (Françoise Bonnot and Paul Rubell)


Casting Society of America
Casting Society of America
Founded in Los Angeles, California in 1982, the Casting Society of America is a professional society of about 350 casting directors for film, television, and theatre in Australia, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. The society is not to be confused with an industry union. The...

  • Nominated: Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week (Junie Lowry-Johnson)


Emmy Awards
  • Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing – Miniseries or a Special (John Frankenheimer)
  • Won: Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Special (Raúl Juliá [posthumously])
  • Nominated: Outstanding Individual Writing – Miniseries or a Special (Ron Hutchinson, William Mastrosimone and Michael Tolkin)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Special (Edward James Olmos)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Special (Sonia Braga)


Golden Globe Awards
  • Won: Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (Raúl Juliá [posthumously])
  • Won: Best Miniseries or Television Film
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (Edward James Olmos)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (Sonia Braga)


Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...

  • Won: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Raúl Juliá [posthumously])

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