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Amália
Genres
DramaMusic
Overview
You already know the legendary singer. For the first time, you'll get to know the woman behind the myth. The story of singing legend Amália Rodrigues who ruled the famous Portuguese acoustic guitar and vocals based music genre called fado.
Details
Budget
$3500000
Revenue
$1209841
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
2008-12-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sandra Barata Belo
Amália
Ricardo Carriço
César Seabra
José Fidalgo
Francisco da Cruz
António Pedro Cerdeira
Ricardo Espírito Santo
Sofia Grillo
Espírito Santo's wife
Ricardo Pereira
Eduardo Ricciardi
Adriano Carvalho
Sebastião Lima
Carla de Sá
Natália Correia
João Didelet
Ary dos Santos
André Maia
Alain Oulman
Mário Redondo
Rui Valentim de Carvalho
António Montez
Avô António, Amália's grandfather
Eurico Lopes
Albertino Rodrigues, Amália's father
Ana Padrão
Lucinda Rebordão, Amália's mother
Carla Chambel
Celeste Rodrigues, Amália' sister
Leonor Seixas
Detinha, Amália' sister
Luís Franco
Vicente Rodrigues, Amália's brother
Susana Mendes
Filipina, Amália's sister-in-law
Maria Emília Correia
Casimira, Amália's maid and confident
Sérgio Grilo
photographer
Philippe Leroux
Bruno Coquatrix
Luís Mascarenhas
Martins
António Melo
an agent of PIDE
Mariana Monteiro
Yoshabel
Miguel Monteiro
a television journalist
Lourdes Norberto
Ricciardi's mother
Fernando Rodrigues
Severo, guitar player
Carla Salgueiro
Viscondessa Asseca
Anton Skrzypiciel
medic, voice off
Carlos Vieira
Frederico Valério
Janita Salomé
Alberto Janes
Carlos Coelho da Silva
man of the autograph (cameo)
José Boavida
Jorge Soriano
Rui Cardoso
Fernando Lupach
Amélia Videira
Avó Amália
Henrique Gomes
party guest (uncredited)
Licinio França
Barman
Natália Luiza
Leonor
Jorge Sequerra
Agostinho Barbieri
Tina Barbosa
Pedinte
Ruben Correia
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