My Name Is Gal: Film about Gal Costa gets release date [FOTOS]

One of the biggest names in Brazilian music, Gal Costa would be 78 years old on September 26, 2023. In honor of the singer and her timeless art, then, the feature My Name Is Gal hits theaters soon and has even won a release date.

In 57 years of career, Gal Costareleased more than 30 albums and won several awards, including Latin Grammy Musical Excellence for her body of work, in 2011. Now, the singer’s story will be told in a film directed by Dandara Ferreira It is Lo Politi.

in the role of Gal Costa, sophie charlotte revive the trajectory of Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos until it became a reference in Brazilian music. Thus, in addition to narrating the journey of Gal to Rio de Janeiro at the age of 20, My Name Is Gal still promises to show how, despite being shy, the singer transformed a generation through Tropicália.

With script by Lo Politi and performance of Dandara Ferreirawhich takes on the role of Maria Bethania, the film stars big names. In addition to Rodrigo Lelis (as Caetano Veloso), Dan Ferreira (as Gilberto Gil), Camila Márdila (as Dede Gadelha), George Sauma (as Wally Salomão), chica carelli It is Luis Lobianco (like the businessman Guilherme Araujo), Fábio Assunção also makes a special appearance, giving life to a television director.

The soundtrack could not miss, of course, great hits from the discography of Gal Costa. In that sense, the scenes of My Name Is Gal will be rocked by hits like “I come from Bahia”, “Baby”, “Divine Wonderful” and the big “my name is gal“, composed by Erasmus It is Roberto Carlos in 1969, the favorite of sophie charlotte.

Full of stories about the singer who left on November 9, 2022, leaving a huge legacy, My Name Is Gal hits Brazilian cinemas on the day September 21st. And, while the feature does not debut, check out some photos of the long-awaited production: