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Elis Regina
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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…
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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.
Filmography
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2025
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2025
Ritas
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
Teste: Ou a Consciência da Tensão
Movie Sound
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2023
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Belchior: Just a Wild Heart
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Transversal do Tempo
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Adoniran - Meu Nome é João Rubinato
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Amigo Arrigo
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2018
O Fabuloso Zé Rodrix
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
Tropicália
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
Clara
Movie
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2009
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2008
Ciranda de Pedra
TV show Theme Song Performance
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2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque
Movie Self (archive footage)
More credits
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2007
Elis Regina: Na Batucada da Vida
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Elis Regina: Falso Brilhante
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
Movie Herself (archive footage)
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2006
Snakes & Lizards
TV show Theme Song Performance
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2005
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1997
Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1996
Razão de Viver
TV show Theme Song Performance
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1993
As nascentes
Movie
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1990
ABC of a Strike
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1988
Tarcísio & Glória
TV show Theme Song Performance
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1982
Linha de Montagem
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1980
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
Movie Self
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1980
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
Movie Self
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1980
Grandes Nomes
TV show Self
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1979
Mulher 80
Movie Self
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1978
Elis Regina: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa
Movie Herself
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1976
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
Movie Intérprete do Samba Enredo - Capital Federal, de Flávio Rangel
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1975
Sonho de Glória
Movie Self (voice)
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1973
Elis Regina: MPB Especial
Movie Herself
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1971
O Som Alucinante
Movie
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1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Movie Self (cantando 'Noite dos Mascarados')
