''Amália'' is a 2008 Portuguese biographical film directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva and starring Sandra Barata,

Carla Chambel Carla Chambel is a Portuguese actress. Filmography *'' Mal'' (1999) *'' 98 Octanas'' (2006) *'' Amália'' (2008) *'' Operação Outono'' (2012) *''Quarta Divisão'' (2013) *''Bem-Vindos a Beirais ''Bem-Vindos a Beirais'' is a Portuguese telev ...

and

José Fidalgo José Manuel Fidalgo Soares (born August 5, 1979) is a Portuguese model and actor. Personal life He has a son named Lourenço (born 2009) with ex-wife Fernanda Marinho. He also has a daughter named Maria (born 2014) with Nádia Nóvoa. Car ...

. Barata portrays legendary Portuguese

fado Fado (; "destiny, fate") is a music genre that can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that "the only reliable information on the history of fado was ...

singer

Amália Rodrigues Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues GCSE, GCIH (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues () or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese '' fadista'' (fado singer) and actress. Known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen ...

; songs used in the film are recordings of Amália. The film has been criticised by some members of her family.

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* 2000s biographical films 2008 films Biographical films about singers Cultural depictions of folk musicians Cultural depictions of Portuguese women Films set in Portugal Films shot in Portugal Portuguese biographical films 2000s Portuguese-language films {{bio-film-stub