13/11 Simonal, no one knows how tough it was

29 Oct, 2013

CINEMA 6.30pm CINECLUB @ Embassy of Brazil (14-16 Cockspur Street, SW1Y 5BL) +info:  FREE Call b4 to go. 

FILM SUMMARY

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was looks at the rise and fall of singer Wilson Simonal (1939-2000). Considered Brazil’s first black pop superstar, Simonal gained prominence on television in the 1960s, but his career never recovered from accusations that he was a police informant.

2009 | 98 minutes | Documentary | Portuguese with English subtitles | Micael Langer, Calvito Leal & Cláudio Manoel

Singer Wilson Simonal