The Lady Who Died in the Trailer (2020)

  • NR
  • 05/11/2020 (BR)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 38m

Overview

After being born Georgina in the outback of Bahia, she became known as Diva Rios in São Paulo’s Boca do Lixo and Rio de Janeiro’s Lapa, as well as Suzy King in the nights of Copacabana, but died as Jacuí Japurá on the border of the United States and Mexico. Four names for just one woman: fascinating, moody and very creative. Singer, songwriter, actress, ballet, folk, burlesque and exotic dancer, snake charmer and fakir were only some of the artistic endeavors she tackled during her life. Found dead on the trailer where she lived in August of 1985, in California, she left behind stories without conclusion, lost remainings of her troubled trajectory and a trail of mystery. Three decades later, two historians gather fragments of her tale with the goal of piecing together the complex puzzle that was her life. Actresses, singers, musicians and performers join them to rescue the poetic aspects of her unique personality. A question resounds throughout the entire movie: Suzy King, who are you?

Alberto de Oliveira

Screenplay, Director

Alberto Camarero

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Helena Ignez's headshot

Helena Ignez

Zilda Mayo's headshot

Zilda Mayo

Julia Katharine's headshot

Julia Katharine

Maura Ferreira's headshot

Maura Ferreira

Divina Valéria's headshot

Divina Valéria

Marcia Dailyn's headshot

Marcia Dailyn

Índia Rubla's headshot

Índia Rubla

Indiany's headshot

Indiany

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