Elis Regina
Birthday: 1945-03-17
Place of Birth: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Biography: Elis Regina was a Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing "Arrastão" in the first edition of TV Excelsior's festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record. Elis was noted for her vocalization, as well as for her personal interpretation and performances in shows. She recorded several successful compositions throughout her entire career. Her death, at the age of 36, shocked Brazil. She has frequently been regarded as the greatest Brazilian singer of all time by critics, musicians, and commentators.
Movies
Mulher 80
Mulher 80 emerged as a result of the success of 'Malu Mulher' (1979), a miniseries starring Regina D...
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Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
Jair Rodrigues, the portrait of an artist from a Brazil so close and yet so distant....
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Elis Regina: Na Batucada da Vida
Her difficult career beginning in her hometown, Porto Alegre, was not different from her friends' st...
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Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
She mesmerised the crowd. The first sight would rapidly disappear and anyone who would get closer wo...
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Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorde...
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Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and ...
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Belchior: Just a Wild Heart
Antonio Carlos Gomes Belchior Fontenelle Fernandes, or simply Belchior, in a self-portrait that plun...
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Elis Regina: MPB Especial
Recorded in 1973, this TV show brings Elis Regina in an 'ensaio' (improvisation). The programme aire...
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Linha de Montagem
Documentary about the strikes that took place in São Bernardo do Campo, in the State of São Paulo, B...
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Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
After the great success of the Rio season of her show Saudades do Brasil, Elis Regina made this spec...
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The Girl from Ipanema
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of ...
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Phono 73: A Country and its Music
The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Uni...
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Elis Regina: Falso Brilhante
Elis was complete, she had all the attributes which differentiated simple artists from stars. She co...
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Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
In a time of timeless and revolutionary talents, Wilson Simonal shined as nobody before and innovate...
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Amigo Arrigo
The art of Arrigo Barnabé, one of the pillars of the São Paulo experimental music scene during the 8...
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Elis Regina: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa
Brazilian singer Elis Regina performing at the Villaret Theatre in Lisbon, 1978....
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Adoniran - Meu Nome é João Rubinato
Adoniran Barbosa bears the title of São Paulo's greatest samba singer of all time. Through the artis...
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Transversal do Tempo
The special documentary celebrates Elis Regina's 75th birthday and makes a parallel between Elis' ex...
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ABC of a Strike
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouc...
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Clara
Orphaned by father and mother, Clara has always dreamed of building a singing career. At the age of ...
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Tropicália
Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary explor...
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Ritas
It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her ...
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Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe
In December 1997, in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais composer Milton Nascimento brought together friend...
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