Perfume de Gardênia (Perfume of Gardenia) is a 1992 Brazilian-Argentine drama film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado.

[2] The filming took place in April 1991, with its production lasting until February 1992.

[3] Daniel is a taxi driver, he works the night to pay the car payments, is married to a housewife Adalgisa and have a son.

By chance, she starts making pornochanchada films, abandons the family and is prohibited by Daniel to see Joaquim.

For eleven years, Daniel nurtures a sense of revenge, which gains strength when Joaquim, as an adult, finds his mother in full decay professional.