Gal Costa
Birthday: 1945-09-26
Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Biography: Gal Costa was an awarded singer with an extensive solo discography and international experience. A fundamental presence in the Tropicalia movement, she has been in Brazil's leading team of singers for decades.
Movies
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contr...
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Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
The film is an unprecedented and exclusive testimonial of Maria Bethânia from director and screenwri...
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Mulher 80
Mulher 80 emerged as a result of the success of 'Malu Mulher' (1979), a miniseries starring Regina D...
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TropiGal
Gal Costa is the greatest singer in Brazil. From João Gilberto in Bahia to Tropicália and the memori...
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Baby Gal
Gal Costa performed at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo for four consecutive nights. The "Baby ...
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Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which th...
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Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
A documentary on the amazing Brazilian music movement known as Tropicália....
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The Mandarin
The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works...
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Meu Nome é Gal
Film about the Bahian singer dives into the moment when shy Gracinha becomes Gal Costa, during the v...
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The Man Who Bottled Clouds
A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Hum...
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Tropicália
Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary explor...
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B2
A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama....
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Gal Costa Sings Tom Jobim
The voice and the unmistakable interpretation of Gal Costa, in honor of Tom Jobim, with songs that s...
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Bahia, For Example
Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts...
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brou...
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Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The ...
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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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The Demiurge
A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolu...
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Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Direct from Brazil in his last recorded performance, this DVD, Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tri...
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Os Doces Bárbaros
The film records the commemorative tour of the ten years of the career of the Bahia singers Caetano ...
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Outros (Doces) Bárbaros
Almost thirty years after the first reunion of Doces Bárbaros (four of Brazil's major popular music ...
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The Music According to Tom Jobim
Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduce...
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Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in Brazilian c...
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Gal Costa: Estratosférica – Ao Vivo
"Estratosférica ao Vivo" is not just the record of a Gal Costa show. It is the portrait of the artis...
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Meu Nome é Gal
Gal Costa in her privacy. Unkempt hair, colorful clothes, many necklaces and rings, she and the stre...
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Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worke...
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A Marca do Terrir
Compilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in B...
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Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-gar...
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Gal Fa-Tal
Shot in 1971 during Gal Costa's famous concert "Gal Fa-tal" in Rio de Janeiro's Sucata Nightclub, Iv...
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Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro
The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and u...
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Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical works with testimonies from researche...
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Nosferato in Brazil
Budapest, 19th century: Nosferatu is killed by a prince. Now in colour and on holiday in Brazil, he ...
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Todas as Melodias
"Todas as Melodias" is a sensible journey throught the life and works of one of Brazilian music's bi...
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