Gal Costa

Personal Info

Birthday

September 26, 1945

Day of Death

2022-11-09

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Also Known As

Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos

Gal Costa

Biography

Gal Costa was an awarded singer with an extensive solo discography and international experience. A fundamental presence in the Tropicalia movement, she has been in Brazil's leading team of singers for decades.

Known For

The Mandarin

Filmography

2025
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
as Self (archive footage)
2023
LeeGal
as Self (archive footage)
Meu Nome é Gal
as Self (archive footage)
TropiGal
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
as Self (archive footage)
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Todas as Melodias
as Self (archive footage)
Numéro un - Demis Roussos
as Self
2019
Gal Costa: A Pele do Futuro – Ao Vivo
as Self
Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro
as Self
2017
Gal Costa: Estratosférica – Ao Vivo
as Self
Tropicália: 50 Anos
as Self (archive footage)
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
as Self (archive footage)
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
as Self
2013
Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo
as Self
2012
Tropicália
as Self (archive footage)
Music According to Tom Jobim
as Self (archive footage)
2008
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
as Self
2005
A Marca do Terrir
as Self
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
as Self (archive footage)
Gal Costa: Programa Ensaio
as Self - Singer
2003
Outros (Doces) Bárbaros
as Self
1999
Gal Costa Sings Tom Jobim
as Self - Singer
1996
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
as Self
1995
The Mandarin
as Carmen Miranda
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
as Self - Vocalist
1992
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
as Self
1989
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
as Self
1979
Mulher 80
as Self
1977
Os Doces Bárbaros
as Self
1973
Índia
as Self
1971
Gal Fa-Tal
as Self
A Nova Estrela
as Self
1969
Bahia, For Example
as Self