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Gonzaguinha, in his own voice

Susanna Lira's documentary on Brazilian songwriter Gonzaguinha (1945–1991) won the Kikito for best documentary feature at the 54th Gramado Film Festival and opened in Brazilian cinemas on 3 September 2026. The film is built almost entirely from archive footage, TV appearances and the artist's own interviews, with his songs as the thread through dictatorship and redemocratization. Actor André Dale plays him in scenes drawn from what he told the alternative weekly O Pasquim.

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  1. Documentário sobre Gonzaguinha aponta para uma obra ainda atual — O Tempo (Paulo Henrique Silva). Accessed 30 September 2026.
  2. Festival de Cinema de Gramado 2026: veja os vencedores da 54ª edição — CNN Brasil. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  3. Documentário sobre Gonzaguinha estreia no Brasil durante o Festival de Gramado — Mirada. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  4. Gonzaguinha abre o coração em documentário — Matinal (Roger Lerina). Accessed 30 September 2026.
  5. Gonzaguinha, da Maior Liberdade (ficha técnica) — AdoroCinema. Accessed 30 September 2026.

Written with AI assistance. Facts were checked source by source; the text had no human review: publication was authorised by the magazine's owner on 1 October 2026 (decision log, 2026-10-01T00:39:14-03:00).

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