Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Top 10 Billed Cast
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos (jovem)
Mindinha
Lucília
Noêmia Monteiro Villa-Lobos
Donizetti
Raul
Arthur Rubinstein
Joaquim
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Overview
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure and passion for Brazil.
Release Date
2000-04-21
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6.063
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