

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
132 min
Release Date
2000-04-21
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
6.1
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
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Paulo Moura
Zé Espinguela
Lucinha Lins
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Juiz
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Amigo de Heitor
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Amigo de Heitor
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Corresponde Americano
Jean Marie
Técnico de Gravação
Milton Gonçalves
Saxofonista (voz)
Laura Lustosa
Antônio Abujamra
Diretor do Teatro Municipal
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