Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

Nan
2h 12m
2000
6.1 /10 (14)

Overview

The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure and passion for Brazil.

Country : Brazil
Languages : Português
Released Date: 2000-04-21

Top Billed Cast

Antônio Fagundes

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Marcos Palmeira

Heitor Villa-Lobos (jovem)

Leticia Spiller

Mindinha

Ana Beatriz Nogueira

Lucília

Marieta Severo

Noêmia Monteiro Villa-Lobos

José Wilker

Donizetti

André Ricardo

Heitor Villa-Lobos (Criança)

Othon Bastos

Raul

Emílio de Mello

Arthur Rubinstein

Antônio Pitanga

Joaquim

Ilya São Paulo

Afonso

Marcelo Tas

Érico Veríssimo

Paulo Moura

Zé Espinguela

Lucinha Lins

Tia Fifina

Joana Medeiros

Francesa

Alexandre Dacosta

Luís

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