

Gonzaga: From Father to Son
2012-10-26 · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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- Directors
- Breno Silveira
- Production companies
- Conspiração Filmes, Downtown Filmes
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 7,183,742
Top Cast
Júlio AndradeGonzaguinha (35-40 anos)
Nanda CostaOdaleia
Magdale AlvesHelena (50-55 anos)
Roberta GualdaHelena (25-38 anos)
Sílvia BuarqueDina
Luciano QuirinoXavier
Claudio JaborandyJanuário
Cyria CoentroSantana
Zezé MottaPriscila (70 anos)
Olivia AraújoPriscila (35-50 anos)
Nanego LiraSeu Camilo Birosca Exú 1
Cecília DassiNazinha
João MiguelMiguelzinho
Domingos MontagnerCoronel RaimundoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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