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Prime Video Builds 'Marília-Verse' With Biopic, Documentary About Late Singer
A big streaming service called Prime Video is making new shows about a famous Brazilian singer named Marília Mendonça.
Marília was a very popular singer in Brazil who sang sertanejo music, which is a lot like country music.
She became famous even though she started out singing in church as a teenager.
Sadly, she died in a plane crash in 2021 when she was only 26 years old.
Many people in Brazil were very sad, and they still love her music today.
Prime Video is making a movie about her life, and a new actress named Marina Versos will play her.
Marina had never acted before, but she was chosen after more than 1,000 auditions.
There will also be a documentary series about Marília that comes out this year.
The movie will be available on Prime Video next year.
Prime Video says people really love true stories, so they want to share Marília's story with the world.
Prime Video acquired rights to Marília Mendonça's music and life story and is building a 'Marília-verse' of projects.
A biopic starring first-time actress Marina Versos will stream on Prime Video next year.
A documentary series titled 'Marília Mendonça: Sentimento Louco' launches this year.
Mendonça, a sertanejo icon from Goiás, died in a November 2021 plane crash at age 26.
The biopic is directed by Dainara Toffoli and written by Carina Schulze and Patrícia Andrade, with casting involving over 1,000 tests.
- Who
- Marília Mendonça, the late Brazilian sertanejo singer, with Marina Versos cast as the lead in the biopic; Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios are producing.
- What
- Prime Video is creating a 'Marília-verse' of projects, including a biopic movie and a documentary series about Mendonça's life.
- Where
- Brazil, with the projects streaming on Prime Video.
- When
- The documentary series launches this year; the biopic streams next year; Mendonça died in November 2021.
- Why
- To honor Mendonça's legacy and because Prime Video says audiences are deeply connected to true stories.
Key facts
- Subject
- Marília Mendonça, Brazilian sertanejo singer
- Projects
- Biopic movie and documentary series 'Marília Mendonça: Sentimento Louco'
- Lead Actress
- Marina Versos (first-time actress)
- Director
- Dainara Toffoli
- Writers
- Carina Schulze and Patrícia Andrade
- Death
- November 2021 plane crash at age 26
- Platform
- Prime Video
- Producer
- Amazon MGM Studios
Quotes
Julia Priolli
Head of Creative for Brazilian Originals at Amazon MGM Studios
“We were testing people for over a year, there were more than 1,000 tests. Her friends were like, ‘You should apply,’ and she said, ‘No, this is not for me, I’m not an actress.'”
deadline.com
“She sent us the video, and everybody fell in love with her. We brought her to São Paulo and she did a lot of screen tests, and we were sure it was her.”
deadline.com
Sources
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