Gal Costa

Acting•Born September 26, 1945•Died November 9, 2022 (age 77)•Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Biography

Gal Costa was an awarded singer with an extensive solo discography and international experience. A fundamental presence in the Tropicalia movement, she has been in Brazil's leading team of singers for decades.

Known For

Filmography

2025

Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2024

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2023

Meu Nome é Gal

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2023

TropiGal

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2022

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2022

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2022

as Self

2020

Todas as Melodias

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2020

Numéro un - Demis Roussos

as Self

Movie

2019

Gal Costa: A Pele do Futuro – Ao Vivo

as Self

Movie

2019

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro

as Self

Movie

2017

Gal Costa: Estratosférica – Ao Vivo

as Self

Movie

2017

Tropicália: 50 Anos

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2017

Dunas do Barato

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2017

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2017

O Nome Dela é Gal

as Self

2017

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

as Self

Movie

2016

Vamos Tocar

as Self

2015

Ambitious Women

as Self

2013

Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo

as Self

Movie

2012

Tropicália

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2012

The Music According to Tom Jobim

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2008

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

as Self

Movie

2007

O Som do Vinil

as Self

2007

Jorge Ben Jor - Energia

Movie

2006

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day

Movie

2005

A Marca do Terrir

as Self

Movie

2005

O Melhor do Acústico MTV

as Self

Movie

2005

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2005

Gal Costa: Programa Ensaio

as Self - Singer

Movie

2003

Celebrity

as Self

2002

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros

as Self

Movie

2001

Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste

Movie

2001

Movie

1999

Gal Costa Sings Tom Jobim

as Self - Singer

Movie

1997

Acústico MTV: Gal Costa

as Self

Movie

1996

Bahia de Todos os Sambas

as Self

Movie

1995

The Mandarin

as Carmen Miranda

Movie

1995

Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute

as Self - Vocalist

Movie

1992

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

as Self

Movie

1989

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

as Self

Movie

1989

Cazuza: Uma Prova de Amor

Movie

1986

Criança Esperança

as Self

1986

Chico & Caetano

1986

Mixto Quente

1983

Baby Gal

Movie

1980

Grandes Nomes

as Self

1979

Mulher 80

as Self

Movie

1978

Stryx

1978

Dancin' Days

1977

Os Doces Bárbaros

as Self

Movie

1977

The Trapalhões

1975

Numéro un

as Self

1973

Índia

as Self

Movie

1972

The Demiurge

Movie

1971

Gal Fa-Tal

as Self

Movie

1971

A Nova Estrela

as Self

Movie

1970

Nosferato in Brazil

Movie

1970

My Name is Gal

as Self

Movie

1969

Bahia, For Example

as Self

Movie

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Gal Costa Especial - Profana

as Self

Movie

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Gal Costa

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdaySeptember 26, 1945

Day of DeathNovember 9, 2022

Place of BirthSalvador, Bahia, Brazil

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