Maria Lúcia Godoy

Biography

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.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

1974Nominee

Best Performance

Modinha

2024Nominee

Best Performance

Aldo Baldin: A Life For Music

1997Nominee

Best Performance

Razor in the Flesh

Career Highlights

2003Highlight

Best Performance

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth