You already know the legendary singer. For the first time, you'll get to know the woman behind the myth. The story of singing legend Amália Rodrigues who ruled the famous Portuguese acoustic guitar and vocals based music genre called fado.
Acting
Barata Belo channels the legend without mimicry.
Cinematography
Gorgeously lit like a black-and-white fado album.
Sound
The fado recordings will haunt your Spotify for weeks.
Director
Carlos Coelho da Silva
Sandra Barata Belo
Amália
Ricardo Carriço
César Seabra
José Fidalgo
Francisco da Cruz
António Pedro Cerdeira
Ricardo Espírito Santo
Sofia Grillo
Espírito Santo's wife
Ricardo Pereira
Eduardo Ricciardi
Adriano Carvalho
Sebastião Lima
Carla de Sá
Natália Correia
João Didelet
Ary dos Santos
André Maia
Alain Oulman
Mário Redondo
Rui Valentim de Carvalho
António Montez
Avô António, Amália's grandfather
Eurico Lopes
Albertino Rodrigues, Amália's father
Ana Padrão
Lucinda Rebordão, Amália's mother
Carla Chambel
Celeste Rodrigues, Amália' sister
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sandra Barata Belo spent months learning to sing fado authentically, though the film uses Rodrigues' actual recordings for performance scenes.
Fado was nearly banned in Portugal's fascist era; Rodrigues' complicated relationship with the regime remains debated by historians today.
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ADOREI! A actriz está óptima!!
@floaredeluna
"Todos nós temos um pouco de Amália na voz!"
@jascl1974 1
Cada un e como naceo foy uma gran senhora y encantadora ok
@mbritobarcelona 1
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