Nordeste: Cordel, Repente e Canção

Documentary about popular art manifestations in Northeast Brazil: the "cordel" literature (popular literature, small stories sold in markets); "repente", kind of musical challenge between two singers, who have to improvise the verses, in strict rhyme; and the interaction between these and local popular song.

Country:

Brazil

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

68 minutes

Year:

1975

Director:

Tânia Quaresma

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Company:

Embrafilme

Cast:
Cego Oliveira

Pinto do Monteiro

Caju

Castanha

Crew:
Tânia Quaresma

Director

Tânia Quaresma

Screenplay

Aluizio Falcão

Producer

Zé Ramalho

Music

Lúcio Kodato

Cinematography