Fado, a Singer's Story

Overview

Ana Maria loves a modest guitar player, Júlio; when she herself in a 'retiro' (typical fado tavern), public and critics rend major applause. Fame brings about new friends, namely bohemian young who play and sing the fado with her, and not so young men but who rich and powerful enough to patronize her, promote her, and wish to become intimate with her. Júlio the guitarist feel betrayed, and he sets his mind to depart to the African colonies, to leave her forever. Knowing that he's going to embark, Ana Maria's heart between her first love, and the appeal of the rich and famous.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 28, 1947

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Portugal

Production

Lisboa Filme

Cast

Amália Rodrigues,Virgílio Teixeira,Vasco Santana,António Silva,Tony D'Algy,Raul de Carvalho,Eugénio Salvador,José Victor,Alda de Aguiar,Maria Emília Vilasand 4 more

Director

Perdigão Queiroga

Writer

Armando Vieira Pinto

Cinematography

Francesco Izzarelli

Budget

$92,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0040336