Movie: Gonzaga: From Father to Son

Top 10 Billed Cast

Adélio Lima
Adélio Lima

Luiz Gonzaga (70 anos)

Chambinho do Acordeon
Chambinho do Acordeon

Luiz Gonzaga (25-45 anos)

Land Vieira
Land Vieira

Luiz Gonzaga (17-23 anos)

Júlio Andrade
Júlio Andrade

Gonzaguinha (35-40 anos)

Giancarlo Di Tommaso
Giancarlo Di Tommaso

Gonzaguinha (17-22 anos)

Alison Santos
Alison Santos

Gonzaguinha (10-12 anos)

Nanda Costa
Nanda Costa

Odaleia

Magdale Alves
Magdale Alves

Helena (50-55 anos)

Roberta Gualda
Roberta Gualda

Helena (25-38 anos)

Sílvia Buarque
Sílvia Buarque

Dina

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    Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia (Nanda Costa). After the birth of his son and his wife's health complications, he decides to return to the road to ensure a better future for his son. He has a friend in Rio de Janeiro and with him leaves the little one and heads to Brazil. He didn't imagine that this distance between them would develop into a complicated relationship, enhanced by the strong personalities of both. Based on conversations between father and son, this is the story of Luiz Gonzaga, a singer and accordion player known as Rei do Baião or Gonzagão.

  • Release Date

    2012-10-26

  • Average

    7.2

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    Português
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