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Fados

Rating:	No Rating
Genre:	Musical
Release Date:	March 6, 2009
Running time:	90 minutes
Cast:	Chico Buarque de Hollanda, Camané, Carlos do Carmo, Lila Downs, Cesária Évora
Director:	Carlos Saura
Producer:	Ivan Dias
Writer:	Ivan Dias, Carlos Saura
Distributor:	New Yorker Films

Description: Focuses on fado, a type of music that can be traced back to 1820's Portugal. Through a series of musical vignettes, we journey through the history of fado, studying its various styles and permutations as it absorbs Brazilian and African influences.

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