A love story that sang itself to death — Brazilian music royalty, messy and magnificent.
The singer Dalva de Oliveira and the composer Herivelto Martins lived intensely on the stage and in life. The 13 years of marriage and the disagreements, which gained emphasis with the separation, contributed to an important artistic and cultural production.
Acting
Adriana Esteves becomes Dalva — voice, pain, and all.
Production
Glorious 1940s-50s Brazilian radio era, dripping with detail.
Direction
Dennis Carvalho stages heartbreak like a live broadcast.
Director
Dennis Carvalho
Adriana Esteves
Dalva de Oliveira
Fábio Assunção
Herivelto Martins
Maria Fernanda Cândido
Lurdes Torelly
Denise Weinberg
Alice de Oliveira
Thiago Fragoso
Pery Ribeiro
Emílio de Mello
Benedito Lacerda
Leona Cavalli
Margot
Thiago Mendonça
Billy
Janaína Prado
Lila de Oliveira
Fernando Eiras
Francisco Alves
Fafy Siqueira
Dercy Gonçalves
Jandir Ferrari
David Nasser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dalva and Herivelto's son Pery Ribeiro became Brazil's first major Black TV host — the film barely touches this, arguably its biggest elision.
Adriana Esteves recorded Dalva's vocals herself; the real Dalva's voice was deemed too technically imperfect for a biopic about imperfection.
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