Maria Lúcia Godoy

Maria Lúcia Godoy

Known For

Acting

Born

September 2, 1924 (101 years old)

Birthplace

Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Maria Lúcia Godoy (Mesquita, September 2, 1924) is a Brazilian lyrical singer. Hers is the most famous recording of the Brazilian Bachianas nº 5, by Villa-Lobos, a composer in which she specialized. She had a special appearance in the films Os Senhores da Terra, Navalha na Carne and Poeta de Sete Faces — in the latter singing "Cantiga do Viúvo", a song by Villa-Lobos based on a poem by Carlos Drummond de Andrade.