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Rita Lee
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho, OMC • ORB better known as Rita Lee (born Rita Lee Jones; São Paulo, December 31, 1947 – São Paulo, May 8, 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, tel…
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Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho, OMC • ORB better known as Rita Lee (born Rita Lee Jones; São Paulo, December 31, 1947 – São Paulo, May 8, 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television presenter and writer. Known as the "Queen of Brazilian rock", she was the woman who sold the most records, 55 million, making her the most successful female artist in terms of sales in Brazil and the fourth overall, behind by Tonico & Tinoco, Roberto Carlos and Nelson Gonçalves. She built a career that began with rock, but over the years flirted with different genres, such as psychedelia, during the tropicalismo era, pop rock, disco, new wave, pop, bossa nova and electronica, creating a hybridism pioneer among international and national genres. Rita is considered one of the most influential women in Brazil, being a reference for those who came to use the guitar from the mid-1970s. Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966–1972) and Tutti Frutti (1973–1978), participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Ritas
Movie Self
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2025
Rita Lee: Mania de Você
Movie Self
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2020
Transversal do Tempo
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
#Provoca
TV show In Memory Of
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2018
Espelho da Vida
TV show Theme Song Performance
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2018
Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
Laerte-se
Movie Herself
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2017
Conversa com Bial
TV show
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2014
Democracia em Preto e Branco
Movie Narrator
- 2014
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2013
Worms
Movie Martha (voice)
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2013
Ronnie Von: quando éramos príncipes
Movie Rita Lee
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2012
Tropicália
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2010
A Night in 67
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2010
The Buzz
TV show Theme Song Performance
- 2009
More credits
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2009
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
Multishow ao Vivo: Rita Lee
Movie Self
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2009
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra
Movie Self
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2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque
Movie Self
- 2007
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2007
O Som do Vinil
TV show Self
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2007
Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta
Movie Herself
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2006
Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
Movie Rê Bordosa (voice)
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2005
O Melhor do Acústico MTV
Movie Self
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2004
MTV ao Vivo: Rita Lee
Movie Self
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2003
Celebrity
TV show Self
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2002
Saia Justa
TV show
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2002
Durval Discos
Movie Tia Julieta
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2002
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico
Movie Self
- 2000
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1998
Acústico MTV: Rita Lee
Movie Self
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1998
Paralamas em Close Up
Movie Self
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1997
Zazá
TV show Theme Song Performance
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1997
Acústico MTV: Titãs
Movie Self
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1996
Sai de Baixo
TV show
- 1995
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1995
The Next Victim
TV show Theme Song Performance
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1993
Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista
Movie Self (archival footage)
