A great figure in world music, Cesaria Evora enjoyed success in the last years of her life. Today, with our guest film, we discover more about the legacy of the woman we call the “Barefoot Diva.”
It’s a great portrait of the legendary singer Cesaria Evora Presented by Ana Sofia Fonseca with “The Barefoot Diva”. The director goes to meet friends, family and those who know the Cape Verdean singer. They bear witness, however In the picture we see only Cesaria :“I wanted her to be In the middle of the story And for people to come to her house and really be with her and for her to really be the hero of this movie. Ana Sofía Fonseca, the film’s director, explains in Portuguese and translated by Laura Carvalho.
Trailer for “Cesaria Evora, The Barefoot Diva” – in cinemas November 29
If Cesaria Evora sang for more than 50 years, she achieved success only in the last 20 years of her life, especially and widely in France: “Showing the film in France was special. Cesaria used to say it was his second country. She said that without the French, she would not have achieved success.
Intimate photos, her journey, the singer’s humor and her relationship with fame: Anna Sofia Fonseca He introduces us to his film through Emilie Mazoyer’s microphone db.
