Celebrating International Women's Day, Theatre Royal and Castlemaine Documentary Festival proudly present MIUCHA : THE VOICE OF BOSSA NOVA.

A tour de force, Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova tells the story of the renowned Brazilian singer through her personal letters, audio diaries, home movies, and expressive watercolor drawings animated for the film.
Muicha is the anti muse who surges and ruptures the male narrative and tells the untold story of Bossa Nova.

She was known as the sister of Chico Buarque, the pupil of Vinicius de Moraes, the second wife of João Gilberto, the musical partner of Antônio Carlos Jobim, and the vocal accompaniment to Stan Getz’s saxophone. The male musicians in Miúcha’s life could have overshadowed her. But Miúcha’s vibrant spirit wouldn’t be held back, even as she struggled to find her own voice in a man’s world.

The film covers the 20 years span from 1962-82, Muicha’s struggle to become a singer, her turbulent marriage to João Gilberto. The ups and downs of these two artists, through the changing times, their moments of success, poverty and insanity.

She earned unprecedented success, becoming a symbol of female resilience and a musical legend forever.

“As cool and laidback as Bossa Nova itself” – Original Cin