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Gonzaga: From Father to Son

Gonzaga: From Father to Son

2012•2h 0m•7.2/10
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7.2/10(98)

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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Production

Conspiração Filmes, Downtown Filmes

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Adélio Lima

Luiz Gonzaga (70 anos)

Chambinho do Acordeon

Luiz Gonzaga (25-45 anos)

Land Vieira

Luiz Gonzaga (17-23 anos)

Júlio Andrade

Júlio Andrade

Gonzaguinha (35-40 anos)

Giancarlo Di Tommaso

Gonzaguinha (17-22 anos)

Alison Santos

Gonzaguinha (10-12 anos)

Nanda Costa

Nanda Costa

Odaleia

Magdale Alves

Magdale Alves

Helena (50-55 anos)

Roberta Gualda

Roberta Gualda

Helena (25-38 anos)

Sílvia Buarque

Sílvia Buarque

Dina

Luciano Quirino

Luciano Quirino

Xavier

Claudio Jaborandy

Claudio Jaborandy

Januário

Cyria Coentro

Cyria Coentro

Santana

Zezé Motta

Zezé Motta

Priscila (70 anos)

Olivia Araújo

Olivia Araújo

Priscila (35-50 anos)

Nayara dos Santos

Priscila (17 anos)

Nanego Lira

Nanego Lira

Seu Camilo Birosca Exú 1

Cecília Dassi

Cecília Dassi

Nazinha

João Miguel

João Miguel

Miguelzinho

Domingos Montagner

Domingos Montagner

Coronel Raimundo

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