Elis Regina

Acting

17-03-1945

17-03-1945

She/Her

Elis Regina was a Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music. She became nationally renowned in 1965, after singing "Arrastão" in the first edition of TV Excelsior's festival song contest, and soon joined O Fino da Bossa, a television program on TV Record. Elis was noted for her vocalization, as well as for her personal interpretation and performances in shows. She recorded several successful compositions throughout her entire career. Her death, at the age of 36, shocked Brazil. She has frequently been regarded as the greatest Brazilian singer of all time by critics, musicians, and commentators.

Popular Movies/Shows

Grandes Nomes

Ritas

Self (archive footage)

It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her ability to transform on stage. Rita herself guides the narrative through past interviews she gave throughout her career and current testimonies.

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

Self (archive footage)

Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet. The original footage was kept for 45 years until restored and remastered in 2018. The film is also an exciting reunion of the director with the artists and th...

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa

After the great success of the Rio season of her show Saudades do Brasil, Elis Regina made this special with Globo. In a circus-inspired stage, she sings Alô, Alô, Marciano by Rita Lee and Roberto de Carvalho; O Bêbado e a Equilibrista by João Bosco and Aldir Blanc; and O Que Foi Feito (de Vera) by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant, amongst others.

ABC of a Strike

Self (archive footage)

ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987, by which time the material had a new relevance. The gripping film captures the negotiations between the labor unions and the factory bosses and shows the birth of the region’s Worker’s Party, as well as the emergence of its...

The Girl from Ipanema

Self (cantando 'Noite dos Mascarados')

Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.

Top Rated Movies/Shows

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

Self (archive footage)

Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet. The original footage was kept for 45 years until restored and remastered in 2018. The film is also an exciting reunion of the director with the artists and th...

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

Self (archive footage)

In a time of timeless and revolutionary talents, Wilson Simonal shined as nobody before and innovated as only a few could. All of a sudden, everything vanished. This film maps the spectacular trajectory of the ex-Army corporal that ruled as a monarch, and was condemned to ostracism for an offense to which he pleaded not guilty.

ABC of a Strike

Self (archive footage)

ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987, by which time the material had a new relevance. The gripping film captures the negotiations between the labor unions and the factory bosses and shows the birth of the region’s Worker’s Party, as well as the emergence of its...

Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis

Self (archive footage)

The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.

Linha de Montagem

Self (uncredited)

Documentary about the strikes that took place in São Bernardo do Campo, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, circa 1979/1980. That moment was of utmost importance, since it revealed a Union leader, Luís Inácio "Lula" da Silva, who would later become President of Brazil. It was also the moment when PT, the Workers' Party, became a relevant political force in Brazil.

Tropicália

Self (archive footage)

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.

Movies (Acting)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

Self (archive footage)

Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk

Self (archive footage)

Belchior: Just a Wild Heart

Self (archive footage)

Transversal do Tempo

Self (archive footage)

Adoniran - Meu Nome é João Rubinato

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis

Self (archive footage)

O Fabuloso Zé Rodrix

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

Self (archive footage)

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque

Self (archive footage)

Elis Regina: Na Batucada da Vida

Herself (archive footage)

Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta

Self (archive footage)

Elis Regina: Falso Brilhante

Self (archive footage)

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

Self (archive footage)

ABC of a Strike

Self (uncredited)

Linha de Montagem

Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa

Elis Regina: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa

Sonho de Glória

Elis Regina: MPB Especial

O Som Alucinante

Self (cantando 'Noite dos Mascarados')

The Girl from Ipanema

TV Shows (Acting)

Movies (Production)

Teste: Ou a Consciência da Tensão

TV Shows (Production)

Theme Song Performance

Cobras & Lagartos

Theme Song Performance

Razão de Viver

Theme Song Performance