O Nome Dela é Gal (2017)

Documentary

A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.

First Air Date: June 11, 2017
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Rating: 7.0/10 (3 votes)

Cast: Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia, Nelson Motta, Tom Zé, Djavan, Criolo

Network: HBO Brasil

Production: HBO Documentary Films, Popcon - Pop Content Films

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

2017

Full Cast (21 people)

Gal Costa as Self
Caetano Veloso as Self
Gilberto Gil as Self
Maria Bethânia as Self
Nelson Motta as Self
Tom Zé as Self
Djavan as Self
Criolo as Self
Mallu Magalhães as Self
Luiz Melodia as Self
Tárik de Souza as Self
João Donato as Self
Alexandre Kassin as Self
Moreno Veloso as Self
Jonas Sá as Self
Alberto Continentino as Self
Marcus Preto as Self
Lirinha as Self
Pupillo as Self
Jards Macalé as Self (archive footage)
Jorge Mautner as Self (archive footage)

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O Nome Dela é Gal

O Nome Dela é Gal

O Nome Dela é Gal

O Nome Dela é Gal

O Nome Dela é Gal

224 min

1 seasons

A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.

224 min

A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.

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HBO Documentary Films

Popcon - Pop Content Films

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StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

First Aired6/11/2017

Last Aired7/2/2017

Seasons1

Episodes4

LanguagePortuguese

CountryBrazil

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1

Seasons

4

Episodes

224m

Per Episode

2017

First Aired

Keywords

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Cast

GC

Gal Costa

as Self

CV

Caetano Veloso

as Self

GG

Gilberto Gil

as Self

MB

Maria Bethânia

as Self

NM

Nelson Motta

as Self

TZ

Tom Zé

as Self

D

Djavan

as Self

C

Criolo

as Self

Seasons

1 seasons

Miniseries

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Miniseries

2017

4 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is O Nome Dela é Gal about?▾

A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great n…

How many seasons does O Nome Dela é Gal have?▾

1

How many episodes does O Nome Dela é Gal have?▾

4

Is O Nome Dela é Gal still running?▾

No, it ended in 2017.

When did O Nome Dela é Gal first air?▾

June 11, 2017

Who created O Nome Dela é Gal?▾

Dandara Ferreira

Who stars in O Nome Dela é Gal?▾

Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil

What genre is O Nome Dela é Gal?▾

Documentary