Nara Leão

Nara Leão

Born: January 19, 1942
Died: June 7, 1989
in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Nara Lofego Leão was a Brazilian bossa nova and MPB singer and occasional actress. Her husband was Carlos Diegues, director and writer of Bye Bye Brasil.

Movies for Nara Leão...

Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
Title: Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 27, 2023
Type: Movie
Jair Rodrigues, the portrait of an artist from a Brazil so close and yet so distant.
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Title: O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Character: Herself
Released: January 7, 2022
Type: TV
Nara Leão revolutionized Brazilian music, broke prejudices, confronted the military dictatorship, opened paths for women. All this without changing the tone of her voice.
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Title: Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
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Dominguinhos
Title: Dominguinhos
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 22, 2014
Type: Movie
Through rare and precious footages and gigs with great artists such as Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Hermeto Pascoal, Djavan, Nara Leao, Luiz Gonzaga, among many others, "Dominguinhos" reveals this genius of Brazilian music, creator of a deeply authentic, universal and contemporary work. The film values the sensory cinematic experience, a journey driven by Dominguinhos his own.
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Vinicius de Moraes
Title: Vinicius de Moraes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 1, 2005
Type: Movie
To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an incomparable cast of partners, singers, friends and rare images from the archives recalling Vinícius’ genial simplicity, with the spontaneity, the humor, and the freedom of a person chatting over a bar table, exactly how the eternal Vinícius would enjoy.
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João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece
Title: João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 2005
Type: Movie
Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture.
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Title: Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
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Infinita Tropicália
Title: Infinita Tropicália
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that occurred between 1967 and 1968, inspired by Oswald de Andrade's anthropophagic ideals, pop art and the concretism. Twenty years later, this film revisits the movement and shows that Tropicalismo will never die.
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The Lyre of Delight
Title: The Lyre of Delight
Released: July 28, 1978
Type: Movie
During the Carnival, in Niterói, the son of a Lira do Delírio nightclub dancer is kidnapped. With the help of a journalist friend, she dives into Rio de Janeiro's underworld and meet all kind of criminals. She also goes back in time, to a past carnival, where she thinks she might pin-point the culprit among a group of people.
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Álbum de Música
Title: Álbum de Música
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
Portrait of various figures in Brazilian pop music.
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Um Homem Célebre
Title: Um Homem Célebre
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
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When Carnaval Comes
Title: When Carnaval Comes
Character: Mimi
Released: July 13, 1972
Type: Movie
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task.
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The Heirs
Title: The Heirs
Character: Amiga
Released: September 15, 1970
Type: Movie
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.
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O Tempo e o Som
Title: O Tempo e o Som
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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The Girl from Ipanema
Title: The Girl from Ipanema
Character: Self
Released: May 26, 1967
Type: Movie
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.
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Onde a Terra Começa
Title: Onde a Terra Começa
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
In a fishing village, animosity grows between father and son, when the latter starts to desire his lover. In the midst of the tension, a co-worker dies and another teases about the dilemma.