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Maria Lúcia Godoy

Maria Lúcia Godoy

Born: 1924-09-02 • Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Maria Lúcia Godoy (Mesquita, September 2, 1924) is a Brazilian lyrical singer. Hers is the most famous recording of the Brazilian Bachianas nº 5, by Villa-Lobos, a composer in which she specialized. She had a special appearance in the films Os Senhores da Terra, Navalha na Carne and Poeta de Sete Faces — in the latter singing "Cantiga do Viúvo", a song by Villa-Lobos based on a poem by Carlos Drummond de Andrade.

Filmography
Aldo Baldin: A Life For Music poster
Aldo Baldin: A Life For Music
2024 • Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth poster
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003 • Self (archive footage)
Razor in the Flesh poster
Razor in the Flesh
1997
Modinha poster
Modinha
1974 • Ela mesma