Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
Buy ticketsWhen Brazil's Bossa Nova stunned the world, Miúcha was at the center of it all. She is finally getting a worthy and vibrant documentary dedicated to her life and career.
When the music genre Bossa Nova became an international sensation in the late 1950s, there was focus on the famous male composers. But an underestimated key figure, Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda, better known as Miúcha, was a fundamental component. The phenomenal singer, composer, and bon vivant was close to the giants of the era. She was Chico Buarque's sister, Vinicius de Moraes’s student, João Gilberto's second wife, Antônio Carlos Jobim's musical partner and the voice that accompanied Stan Getz's saxophone. It's time to take part in her rich life story. Join the woman who makes the body sway and the movie screen shake.
- Niclas Goldberg