Gal Costa

AKA: Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos

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1945-09-26

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Biography

Gal Costa was an awarded singer with an extensive solo discography and international experience. A fundamental presence in the Tropicalia movement, she has been in Brazil's leading team of singers for decades.

Crew Roles

Meu Nome é Gal

Music

Simbiose

Songs

Isto é Noel Rosa

Music

Especial Vale Tudo

Theme Song Performance

Especial Vale Tudo

Theme Song Performance

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {56}

Self (archive footage)

2022-10-22 8.5

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and historical context of this composer born in Rio Grande do Sul and author of hits that su ...

Genre :Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2017-11-04 0

Tropicália: 50 Anos

Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2022-09-01 7

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

The film is an unprecedented and exclusive testimonial of Maria Bethânia from director and screenwriter Carlos Jardim, interspersed with rare footage of rehearsals and concerts by the singer throughou ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

1979-10-19 8

Mulher 80

Mulher 80 emerged as a result of the success of 'Malu Mulher' (1979), a miniseries starring Regina Duarte, which addressed the female situation in Brazilian society at that time. The main focus of the ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2023-06-06 0

TropiGal

Gal Costa is the greatest singer in Brazil. From João Gilberto in Bahia to Tropicália and the memories of more than 50 years of career, what remains is the trance of his voice and enchantment on show ...

Genre :Documentary

1983-12-16 0

Baby Gal

Gal Costa performed at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo for four consecutive nights. The "Baby Gal" special aired on Rede Globo on December 16, 1983, and served as the basis for promoting the sel ...

Genre :Music

2007-01-01 10

Jorge Ben Jor - Energia

Genre :Music

2006-06-15 7

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day. ...

Genre :Documentary, Music, History

2001-01-01 0

Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste

A documentary on the amazing Brazilian music movement known as Tropicália. ...

Genre :Documentary, Music, TV Movie

Carmen Miranda

1995-11-06 3.667

The Mandarin

The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing - whispering and soft ...

Genre :History

Self (archive footage)

2023-10-12 6.655

Meu Nome é Gal

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. ...

Genre :History, Drama, Music

Self (archive footage)

2023-11-14 0

LeeGal

When TropiGal and IrRita meet it can only be LeeGal. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

1971-01-01 0

A Nova Estrela

Sugestives images about the music A Nova Estrela by Wagner Tiso. ...

Genre :Music

Self

2008-07-28 0

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor" — the author of such classic Brazilian popular songs as "Asa Bra ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2012-09-14 7.1

Tropicália

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to pro ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

2001-01-01 6

B2

A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Self - Singer

1999-01-01 0

Gal Costa Sings Tom Jobim

The voice and the unmistakable interpretation of Gal Costa, in honor of Tom Jobim, with songs that should always be remembered: 1. Fotografia (Photography), 2. Por Causa de Você (Because Of You), 3. G ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

1969-11-24 8

Bahia, For Example

Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts and honors the Bahian culture. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

1996-09-01 0

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings a recording of the event, also featuring backstage ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2020-06-24 0

Numéro un - Demis Roussos

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

1973-01-01 0

Índia

Genre :Music

Self

2019-09-01 0

Gal Costa: A Pele do Futuro – Ao Vivo

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2025-01-16 8.5

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 Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the first person, his trajectory as a black boy born on the hil ...

Genre :Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2005-01-02 0

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Universal Music) meets in three nights to protest against the curtailment of freedom of expression in t ...

Genre :Music

1972-01-01 5.7

The Demiurge

A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A fable-musical-philosophical-chanchada", Mautner says. He also affi ...

Genre :Fantasy

Self - Vocalist

1995-01-01 0

Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute

Direct from Brazil in his last recorded performance, this DVD, Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute, features the compositions of Bossa Nova originator & music icon Antonio Carlos Jobim, join ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

1977-09-01 7.7

Os Doces Bárbaros

The film records the commemorative tour of the ten years of the career of the Bahia singers Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia and Gal Costa, who formed the group with the name of Doces Bár ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2003-01-01 7.5

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros

Almost thirty years after the first reunion of Doces Bárbaros (four of Brazil's major popular music stars: Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia), the artists involved decided to ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2012-05-20 7

The Music According to Tom Jobim

Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Girl from Ipanema." This relaxed, cool, sensuous musi ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

1989-10-11 0

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in Brazilian culture. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2017-11-10 10

Gal Costa: Estratosférica – Ao Vivo

"Estratosférica ao Vivo" is not just the record of a Gal Costa show. It is the portrait of the artist reaching the 70 years of life, 50 of them dedicated to music. The show "Estratosférica" crowns t ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

2017-04-19 0

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

Genre :Documentary

Self

1970-01-01 8.333

Meu Nome é Gal

Gal Costa in her privacy. Unkempt hair, colorful clothes, many necklaces and rings, she and the streets of downtown Rio. She laughs a lot, gestures and sings. Rio's landscapes such as Lage Park, a qui ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self - Singer

2005-01-01 0

Gal Costa: Programa Ensaio

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2017-10-11 8

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, and cinema. He was an active participant in the re ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2013-03-01 10

Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo

Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

2005-10-21 2

A Marca do Terrir

Compilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in Brazil)" ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

1992-01-01 0

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to his suicide at the age of 28. ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

1971-06-01 6

Gal Fa-Tal

Shot in 1971 during Gal Costa's famous concert "Gal Fa-tal" in Rio de Janeiro's Sucata Nightclub, Ivan Cardoso's eponymous Super-8 short film shows the singer both in and off stage, interlapsed with s ...

Genre :Documentary

Self

2019-07-21 4

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and unusual rhythmic quality influenced several prominent artists in Brazilian popular music. With unpubl ...

Genre :Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2024-11-28 0

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical works with testimonies from researchers, journalists and friends who lived with him and were able to enjoy his wisdom and talent. ...

Genre :Documentary

1970-02-22 3.143

Nosferato in Brazil

Budapest, 19th century: Nosferatu is killed by a prince. Now in colour and on holiday in Brazil, he saps several natives. ...

Genre :Comedy, Horror

Self (archive footage)

2020-10-22 0

Todas as Melodias

"Todas as Melodias" is a sensible journey throught the life and works of one of Brazilian music's biggest artists, Luiz Melodia. Featuring archive footage that goes back to the 1970s, the film present ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

10

Gal Costa Especial - Profana

Genre :Music

Self

2003-10-13 7.781

Celebridade

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businessw ...

Genre :Soap, Drama, Comedy

Self

2007-09-13 0

O Som do Vinil

Genre :Documentary, Talk

Self

2016-04-03 0

Vamos Tocar

Genre :Talk

Self

1986-12-28 0

Criança Esperança

Genre :Family

Self

1980-03-07 0

Grandes Nomes

Genre :Documentary

1986-01-05 0

Mixto Quente

Genre :Reality, Documentary

Self

2022-03-11 6

2022

Genre :Documentary

Self

2017-06-11 7

O Nome Dela é Gal

A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great n ...

Genre :Documentary

1978-10-15 0

Stryx

Stryx was an Italian TV series, aired in 1978 on Rai Due. Stryx thematically referred to Hell, devils and underworld. The scenography featured elements resembling Middle Ages-like gloomy castles and c ...

Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Self

1975-04-05 6

Numéro un

A French variety show. ...

Genre :Reality

Self

2015-03-16 5

Ambitious Women

In Ambitious Women, all levels of ambition are revealed in a plot full of greed, revenge and struggle for power, through the conflicts of three strong women with very different personalities. ...

Genre :Soap, Drama, Crime, Comedy

1977-03-13 7.8

The Bunglers

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played ...