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Amália
Amália

Amália

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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.

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Budget

$3500000

Revenue

$1209841

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

04 December 2008

Country

Portugal

Cast

Sandra Barata Belo

Sandra Barata Belo

Amália

Ricardo Carriço

Ricardo Carriço

César Seabra

José Fidalgo

José Fidalgo

Francisco da Cruz

António Pedro Cerdeira

António Pedro Cerdeira

Ricardo Espírito Santo

Sofia Grillo

Sofia Grillo

Espírito Santo's wife

Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Pereira

Eduardo Ricciardi

Adriano Carvalho

Adriano Carvalho

Sebastião Lima

Carla de Sá

Carla de Sá

Natália Correia

João Didelet

João Didelet

Ary dos Santos

André Maia

André Maia

Alain Oulman

Mário Redondo

Mário Redondo

Rui Valentim de Carvalho

António Montez

António Montez

Avô António, Amália's grandfather

Eurico Lopes

Eurico Lopes

Albertino Rodrigues, Amália's father

Ana Padrão

Ana Padrão

Lucinda Rebordão, Amália's mother

Carla Chambel

Carla Chambel

Celeste Rodrigues, Amália' sister

Leonor Seixas

Leonor Seixas

Detinha, Amália' sister

Luís Franco

Luís Franco

Vicente Rodrigues, Amália's brother

Susana Mendes

Susana Mendes

Filipina, Amália's sister-in-law

Maria Emília Correia

Maria Emília Correia

Casimira, Amália's maid and confident

Sérgio Grilo

Sérgio Grilo

photographer

Philippe Leroux

Philippe Leroux

Bruno Coquatrix

Luís Mascarenhas

Luís Mascarenhas

Martins

António Melo

António Melo

an agent of PIDE

Mariana Monteiro

Mariana Monteiro

Yoshabel

Miguel Monteiro

Miguel Monteiro

a television journalist

Lourdes Norberto

Lourdes Norberto

Ricciardi's mother

Fernando Rodrigues

Fernando Rodrigues

Severo, guitar player

Carla Salgueiro

Carla Salgueiro

Viscondessa Asseca

Anton Skrzypiciel

Anton Skrzypiciel

medic, voice off

Carlos Vieira

Carlos Vieira

Frederico Valério

Janita Salomé

Janita Salomé

Alberto Janes

Carlos Coelho da Silva

Carlos Coelho da Silva

man of the autograph (cameo)

José Boavida

José Boavida

Jorge Soriano

Rui Cardoso

Rui Cardoso

Fernando Lupach

Fernando Lupach

Amélia Videira

Amélia Videira

Avó Amália

Henrique Gomes

Henrique Gomes

party guest (uncredited)

Licinio França

Licinio França

Barman

Natália Luiza

Natália Luiza

Leonor

Jorge Sequerra

Jorge Sequerra

Agostinho Barbieri

Tina Barbosa

Tina Barbosa

Pedinte

Ruben Correia

Ruben Correia

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