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Fado, a Singer's Story

1947 1 hour 50 minutes
69/100

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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.

Released

28th November 1947

78 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 50 minutes

Finishes at 11:19am

Budget

$92,000 ($1,114,589 today)

Revenue unknown

Ratings and awards

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    6.7/10

  • TMDb Logo

    70%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    69%

Artwork for Fado, a Singer's Story

Directed by

Perdigão Queiroga

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Written by

Armando Vieira Pinto

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