Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was (2009)
In a time of timeless and revolutionary talents, Wilson Simonal shined as nobody before and innovated as only a few could. All of a sudden, everything vanished. This film maps the spectacular trajectory of the ex-Army corporal that ruled as a monarch, and was condemned to ostracism for an offense to which he pleaded not guilty.
Directors: Calvito Leal, Cláudio Manoel, Micael Langer.
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Wilson Simonal as Self (archive footage) |
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Max de Castro as Self |
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Wilson Simoninha as Self |
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Bárbara Heliodora as Self |
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Luis Carlos Miele as Self |
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Nelson Motta as Self |
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Paulo Moura as Self |
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Ricardo Cravo Albin as Self |
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Elis Regina as Self (archive footage) |
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Chico Anysio as Self |
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Ziraldo as Self |
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Castrinho as Self |
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Tony Tornado as Self |
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Sérgio Cabral as Self |
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Sarah Vaughan as Self (archive footage) |
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Mário Sabá as Self |
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Artur da Távola as Self |
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Boni as Self |
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Pelé as Self |
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Raphael Viviani as Self |
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Sandra Cerqueira as Self |
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Hebe Camargo as Self (archive footage) |
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Sérgio Mendes as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Calvito Leal | Director |
| Directing | Cláudio Manoel | Director |
| Directing | Micael Langer | Director |
| Editing | Pedro Durán | Editor |
| Writing | Cláudio Manoel | Writer |
| Editing | Karen Akerman | Editor |
| Production | Roberto Berliner | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Berna Ceppas | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Cláudio Manoel | Producer |
| Camera | Gustavo Hadba | Director of Photography |