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Batatinha, Poeta do Samba

  • March 2009
  • 1hr

    2mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Marcelo Rabelo,

    Eliana Mendes,

    Marcelo Rabelo,

    Starring

    Batatinha,

    Riachão,

    Ederaldo Gentil,

    A portrayal of the life of one of the most important samba musicians in Brazil, Bahian sambista Oscar da Penha, popularly known as Batatinha (1924 -1997). Through memories of their father, his nine children share their perspectives, as well as interviews with family, friends and musicians, to tell the story of Batatinha’s life, history and work.