'' Fados'' is a 2007

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film directed by

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. The film, a fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers, explores

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's most emblematic musical genre,

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 ...

, and its spirit of

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(melancholy). Under the musical supervision of

Carlos do Carmo Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida ComIH (21 December 1939 – 1 January 2021), better known as Carlos do Carmo, was a Portuguese fado singer. The son of Lucília do Carmo, a well-known ''fadista'', do Carmo began his career in fad ...

, ''Fados'' completed Saura's musical trilogy form with ''

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'' (1995) and ''

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'' (1998). Saura deploys mirrors, back projections, lighting effects, and lush colors to frame each song. Fados contains homages to Maria Severa, Alfredo Marceneiro, and

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 ...

, as well as turns by modern stars like

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and

Camané Camané (born Carlos Manuel Moutinho Paiva dos Santos Duarte, 20 December 1966 in Oeiras) is a male vocalist and a forerunner of the new generation of fado male singers. "The greatest fadista since Amália Rodrigues and Maria da Fé," is how B ...

. Saura expands the songs (which traditionally involve just a singer and a guitarist) with dance and encompasses other nationalities of Portugal's former colonies and idioms (such as hip hop,

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and

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film includes several songs that were included in the film: *"Fado da Saudade" -

*"Kola San Jon" - Kola San Jon *"Variações em Lá" - Jaime Santos, Ricardo Rocha *"Transparente" -

*"Menina Você que Tem" -

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*"Quadras" -

*"Fado da Severa" - Catarina Moura *"Rua do Capelão" -

Cuca Roseta Maria Isabel Rebelo Couto da Cruz Roseta (born 2 December 1981), known professionally as Cuca Roseta, is a Portuguese fado singer, composer, and model. Roseta is considered one of the most important fado representatives of her generation, appe ...

*"Marceneiro" - SP & Wilson *" Um Homem na Cidade" - Carlos do Carmo *"Foi na Travessa da Palha" -

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*"Vida Vivida" - Argentina Santos *"Fado Batido" -

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*"Flor Di Nha Esperança" - Lura *"Sopra Demais o Vento" -

*"Estranha Forma de Vida" -

Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encomp ...

*"Fado Tropical" ("Tropical Fado") -

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e Carlos do Carmo *"Meu Fado Meu" -

and

Miguel Poveda Miguel Ángel Poveda León (born 13 February 1973) is a Spanish flamenco singer known by his stage name Miguel Poveda. Biography Born in Barcelona, Spain, his father is from Lorca in Murcia and his mother from Puertollano ( Castilla-La Mancha ...

*"Casa de Fados" - Maria da Nazaré/ Vicente da Câmara *" Ó Gente da Minha Terra" - Mariza

References

External links

* 2000s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Carlos Saura 2000s musical films Portuguese musical films {{musical-film-stub