Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho
Release: 2012-10-26
·Runtime: 120m
·★ 7.2
Drama
History
Music
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.
Production Countries
Brazil
Production Companies
Conspiração Filmes
Downtown Filmes
Cast
Zezé Motta
as Priscila (70 anos)
Xando Graça
as Sargento Loyola
Sílvia Buarque
as Dina
Claudio Jaborandy
as Januário
Aramis Trindade
as Dono Birosca Exú 2
Zé Maria
as Músico Dancing 02-Sax
Thalma de Freitas
as Crooner Tico Tico
João Miguel
as Miguelzinho
Edmilson Barros
as Humberto Teixeira
Ed Oliveira
as PM São Carlos 1
Val Perré
as Segurança Show Gonzaguinha
Roberta Gualda
as Helena (25-38 anos)
Domingos Montagner
as Coronel Raimundo
Cássio Scapin
as Ary Barroso
Felipe Koury
as Zé Dantas
Luciano Vidigal
as Romeu Ratinho (30)
Fernando Gomes
as Empresário Show Marquise
Diego Francisco
as Menino São Carlos 2
Paulo Giardini
as Convidado Camarim
Cyria Coentro
as Santana
Rui Ricardo Diaz
as Estudante Nordestino 1
Luiz Gonzaga
as Self (archive footage)
Nanda Costa
as Odaleia
Olivia Araújo
as Priscila (35-50 anos)
Nanego Lira
as Seu Camilo Birosca Exú 1
Thomas Stavros
as Moço Louro da Dancing Avenida
Júlio Andrade
as Gonzaguinha (35-40 anos)
Luciano Quirino
as Xavier
Duda Mamberti
as Diretor da Rádio Tupi
Magdale Alves
as Helena (50-55 anos)