---
title: 'Fados (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlos Saura'
released: '2007-11-19'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Portugal'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fados-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1056422/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fados (2007)

2007 · 90 min · Documentary, Music · Portugal, Spain


## Synopsis

Fados is a 2007 Portuguese film directed by Carlos Saura. The film, a fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers, explores Portugal's most emblematic musical genre, fado, and its spirit of saudade (melancholy).

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Mariza](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariza)
- **Director:** [Carlos Saura](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-saura)
- **Screenplay:** [Carlos Saura](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-saura), [Ivan Dias](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-dias)
- **Producer:** [Ivan Dias](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-dias)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eduardo Serra](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-serra), [José Luis López-Linares](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-lopez-linares)
- **Editor:** [Julia Juániz Martínez](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-juaniz-martinez)

## Cast

- [Cesária Évora](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesaria-evora)
- [Alfredo Marceneiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-marceneiro)
- [Lila Downs](https://cinepixo.com/people/lila-downs)
- [Caetano Veloso](https://cinepixo.com/people/caetano-veloso)
- [Lura](https://cinepixo.com/people/lura)
- [Carlos do Carmo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-do-carmo)
- [Mariza](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariza)
- [Amália Rodrigues](https://cinepixo.com/people/amalia-rodrigues)
- [Chico Buarque](https://cinepixo.com/people/chico-buarque)
- [Miguel Poveda](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-poveda)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: http://www.fados-saura.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/fados-2007
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