Fado, a Singer's Story
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Ana Maria loves a modest guitar player, Júlio; when she herself in a 'retiro' (typical fado tavern), public and critics rend major applause. Fame brings about new friends, namely bohemian young who play and sing the fado with her, and not so young men but who rich and powerful enough to patronize her, promote her, and wish to become intimate with her. Júlio the guitarist feel betrayed, and he sets his mind to depart to the African colonies, to leave her forever. Knowing that he's going to embark, Ana Maria's heart between her first love, and the appeal of the rich and famous.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1947-11-28
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Perdigão Queiroga
Spoken language: Português
Genres: Music, Romance, Drama
Original title: Fado, a Singer's Story
Production Companies: Lisboa Filme
Production Countries: Portugal
Cast
Amália Rodrigues
Virgílio Teixeira
Vasco Santana
António Silva
Tony D'Algy
Raul de Carvalho
Eugénio Salvador
José Victor
Alda de Aguiar
Maria Emília Vilas
Aida Queiroga
Armando Ferreira
Emílio Correia
Henrique Santana
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