Amalia Rodrigues, the singer who made Portugal's hauntingly melancholic fado music famous worldwide, is drawing big crowds again - to see a controversial film about her life.
Known in Portugal simply as Amalia, she died in October 1999. Her homeland declared three days of national mourning and suspended the general election campaign, in her honour.
The film will be shown abroad in the new year. It tells the story of the singer's rise from extreme poverty to international stardom, as she projected Portuguese folk music abroad in a way no-one has before or since.
But the film has been harshly criticised by members of her family.
The film will be shown abroad in the new year. It tells the story of the singer's rise from extreme poverty to international stardom, as she projected Portuguese folk music abroad in a way no-one has before or since.
But the film has been harshly criticised by members of her family.
