Cast: María Bethânia

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring María Bethânia. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


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Brasil (S)

1981 · Documentary · 13 min. · Brazil

Direction Rogério Sganzerla

Cast Caetano Veloso · Gilberto Gil · Joao Gilberto · María Bethânia

Synopsis João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethania during the recording of his album Brasil.

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Quando o Carnaval Chegar

1972 · Movie · 100 min. · Brazil

Direction Carlos Diegues

Cast Chico Buarque de Hollanda · Nara Leão · María Bethânia · Hugo Carvana

Synopsis Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds it isn't an easy task.

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Direction Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cast Paulo Autran · Joel Barcellos · Luiz Carlos Barreto · María Bethânia

Synopsis German documentary for TV about the "Cinema Novo" movement (Brazilian New Wave).

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The Dare

1965 · Movie · 81 min. · Brazil

Direction Paulo Cesar Saraceni

Cast Isabella · Joel Barcellos · María Bethânia · Sérgio Britto

Synopsis Passively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in Brazil in the 60s, a journalist gets into a personal crisis, aggravated by his love affair with an industrialist's wife, who doesn't want to leave her home because of her son.

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Maria Bethânia - Pedrinha de Aruanda

2007 · Documentary · 61 min. · Brazil

Direction Andrucha Waddington

Cast María Bethânia · Caetano Veloso · Canô Veloso · Jaime Alem

Synopsis Documentary about singer Maria Bethânia's 60th birthday celebration in her hometown, Santo Amaro da Purificação, and her performance on a show in Salvador.

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Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil

2003 · Documentary · 80 min. · Brazil

Direction Silvio Tendler

Cast Camila Amado · Jorge Amado · Paulo Autran · Bruno Barreto

Synopsis Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the movement called "Cinema Novo", with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.

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The Man Who Bought the World

1968 · Movie · 90 min. · Brazil

Direction Eduardo Coutinho

Cast Hélio Ary · Juju Batista · María Bethânia · Hélio Bloch

Synopsis In a fictitious country, civil servant receives the greatest inheritance in history (ten trillion dollars) and is confined by authorities because he could break world economics. But he manages to escape.

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O Homem que Engarrafava Nuvens

2009 · Documentary · 107 min. · Brazil

Direction Lírio Ferreira

Cast Ricardo Cravo Albin · Belchior · María Bethânia · Chico Buarque de Hollanda

Synopsis Musical documentary chronicling the life and work of the composer, lawyer, politician, and creator of copyright laws protecting Brazilian artists, Humberto Teixeira. Also known as "The Doctor of Baião," he is celebrated for his popular classics, among them the "anthem...

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Chico E As Cidades

1999 · Documentary · 77 min. · Brazil

Direction José Henrique Fonseca

Cast Jaime Alem · María Bethânia · Chico Buarque de Hollanda · Fernando Calazans

Synopsis Brazilian songwriter Chico Buarque sings and talks about many subjects: life, music, architecture, success, flying-saucers...

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Februaries

2017 · Documentary · 75 min. · Brazil

Direction Marcio Debellian

Cast María Bethânia · Caetano Veloso · Chico Buarque de Hollanda · Mabel Velloso

Synopsis Mangueira is Brazil's most popular samba school. In 2016, it won the championship of the Carnival of Rio with a parade in homage to Maria Bethânia, the diva from Bahia, who has a 50-year career and is Caetano Veloso's sister....

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Bethânia Bem de Perto - A Propósito de um Show

1966 · Documentary · 33 min. · Brazil

Direction Júlio Bressane · Eduardo Escorel

Cast María Bethânia

Synopsis Documentary about Brazilian pop diva Maria Bethânia, in one of her first shows in Rio de Janeiro. The film also show scenes of her daily life and meetings with other musicians.

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Saravah

1972 · Documentary · 100 min. · Brazil

Direction Pierre Barouh

Cast María Bethânia · João da Baiana · Paulinho da Viola · Raul de Souza

Synopsis Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria Bethânia rehearsing at Barroco nightclub, Baden Powell playing his acoustic...

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Nature Is Speaking (TV Series)

2014 · Documentary · 2 min. · United States

Direction Eric Grunbaum · Scott Trattner

Cast Julia Roberts · Penélope Cruz · Harrison Ford · Edward Norton

Synopsis In this series of short films, Nature is given a voice to raise awareness that people need nature in order to survive.

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Os Doces Bárbaros

1977 · Documentary · 100 min. · Brazil

Direction Jom Tob Azulay

Cast María Bethânia · Gal Costa · Baby do Brasil · Gilberto Gil

Synopsis Documentary on Doces Bárbaros' 1976 tour,a group formed by some of the greatest stars of Brazilian music.

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Meu Nome é Gal

2023 · Movie · 120 min. · Brazil

Direction Dandara Ferreira · Lô Politi

Cast Caroline Andrade · Fábio Assunção · Barroso · Chica Carelli

Synopsis Film about the Bahian singer dives into the moment when shy Gracinha becomes Gal Costa, during the violent, innovative and mind-blowing years that helped shape Brazil's greatest singer.

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Karingana - Licença para Contar

2017 · Documentary · 73 min. · Brazil

Direction Monica Monteiro

Cast María Bethânia · Mia Couto

Synopsis Maria Bethânia takes her poetic essay to Mozambique for the first time, where she meets local and Angolan authors dealing with topics such as the importance of literature on resistance to colonization.

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