Brazilian Industry Bastion Canal Brasil Drives Into Diversity Led by a Marcelo Gomes ‘Paloma’ Spin-Off Series (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarcelo Cajueiro RIO DE JANEIRO — Canal Brasil, a key Brazilian industry player as the country’s pay-TV channel focused on national titles from independent producers, has announced a package of four fiction and doc TV series and a feature-length doc, which are set for release over 2025-2027.
Feature-length doc “Dona Onete” is produced by Hysteria, the division dedicated to developing female narratives of top production company Conspiracao.
It delivers a portrait of 84-year old singer Dona Onete, the “Queen of Carimbo,” a music genre traditional of Para, the Northern Brazilian state located in the Amazon Rainforest region.
Mini Kerti, whose music doc “Refavela 40” was nominated for the Emmy, will helm “Dona Onete.” Lensing begins this June; Canal Brasil is due to bow the series in 2025. “This project celebrates a woman who is important for Brazilian music, showed [northern Brazilian state of] Pará to the world and broke barriers.
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