''Amália'' is a 2008 Portuguese biographical film directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva and starring Sandra Barata, Carla Chambel and José Fidalgo. Barata portrays legendary Portuguese

fado Fado (; "destiny, fate") is a music genre which 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 ...

singer Amália Rodrigues; 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 people Films set in Portugal Films shot in Portugal Portuguese biographical films 2000s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva Portuguese-language biographical films {{bio-film-stub