Elza Soares
Birthday: 1930-07-23
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography: Elza Soares, stage name of Elza Gomes da Conceição OMC ORB (Rio de Janeiro, June 23, 1930 – Rio de Janeiro, January 20, 2022), was a Brazilian singer, musical composer and samba-enredo performer.
Movies
Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
From his origins as a poet to his success as a singer and composer, Arnaldo Antunes revisits the mos...
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Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contr...
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My Name Is Now, Elza Soares
A documentary about Brazilian singer Elza Soares and her long career singing samba and jazz....
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Um Caipira em Bariloche
Polidoro is a naive farmer. Convinced by his daughter and son-in-law, he sells his farm to Agenor, a...
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O Puritano da Rua Augusta
Old and conservative industrialist goes to São Paulo to visit his children, who are locally in charg...
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O Vendedor de Linguiça
Story of a sausage salesman, a simple man struggling with family problems....
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Talking Cinema
A fragmented style, patchwork of interviews with Caetano Veloso's friends, mixed with conversations,...
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The Ballroom
An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce ab...
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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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História antes de uma História
Dr. K is an old man who loves hiking, always curious and looking for new knowledge. At some point al...
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Brasileirinho
A musical documentary and tribute about "choro", an older style of playing that forms the foundation...
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O Samba é Meu Dom
Between 2009 and 2012, filmmaker Cristiano Abud’s team followed the Brazilian samba musician Wilson ...
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Flamengo: A Century of Passion
When Brazilian multi-sport club completed its 100th anniversary, this documentary narrated its story...
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All for the Music
Being responsible for all stages of the production of an album, Deck contributed to the success of a...
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Sambalanço - A Bossa Que Dança
During the 1960s, between nightclubs in the South Zone and dances in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, ...
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Dom Salvador & The Abolition
Dom Salvador & Abolição is a documentary about jazz pianist and composer Dom Salvador, who have been...
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Elza Soares: A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
Music about becoming women in the contemporary world, their emancipation and struggles...
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Eu Não Sou Napoleão!
What is it to be crazy? What does it mean to be normal? Was madness a disease or a form of express...
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Elza
A tender homage to singer Elza Soares, a symbol of the struggle of black women in Brazil since the e...
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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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Infinite Elza
The movie-documentary "Elza Infinita" follows the journey of singer Elza Soares. Its starting point ...
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Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba leg...
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Grupo Corpo Pela Música
“Grupo Corpo pela Música” is a documentary about the original Brazilian musical production created b...
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