Nelson Gonçalves

  • November 2002
  • 1hr

    12mins

  • Documentary
  • Drama
  • Directed by

    Elizeu Ewald,

    Starring

    Alexandre Borges,

    Júlia Lemmertz,

    Jandir Ferrari,

    Lara Córdula

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    Fiction/documentary about great Brazilian singer Nelson Gonçalves, where interviews about him are mixed with dramatization of episodes in his life. The film tell us about Nelson's childhood, the time when he tried his luck as a professional boxer, his career as a radio singer in the 1950s, the decadence caused by his cocaine addiction and his comeback.