Cast: María Bethânia
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring María Bethânia. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 20
María Bethânia
2005 · Documentary · 95 min. · France
Direction Georges Gachot
Cast María Bethânia · Caetano Veloso · Chico Buarque de Hollanda · Gilberto Gil
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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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Chico: Artista Brasileiro
2015 · Documentary · 70 min. · Brazil
Direction Miguel Faria Jr.
Cast Nelson Angelo · María Bethânia · Chico Buarque de Hollanda · Cristina Buarque
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Improvisiert und zielbewusst (TV)
1967 · Documentary · 30 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
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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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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Entangling Shadows
1998 · Documentary · 100 min. · Mexico
Direction Fernando Birri · Federico García Hurtado · Andrés Marroquín · Jacobo Morales
Cast María Bethânia · Michael Chanan · Costa-Gavras · Gabriel García Márquez
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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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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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Brazil’s Maria Bethânia
2001 · Documentary · 90 min. · Brazil
Direction Hugo Santiago
Cast María Bethânia · Caetano Veloso · Chico Buarque de Hollanda · Gilberto Gil
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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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