O CANTO DO ROCHA

The Song of the Nightingale

Portugal. 2012. Color. 20 min. Documental. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Helvécio Marins Jr..
  • Scriptwriter: Helvécio Marins Jr..
  • Editing: Marina Meliande.
The stories, adventures and misadventures of Alfredinho Rocha, a fado singer, a Karate fighter, a former drug dealer, an owner of a cafe in Fontainhas, Oporto, a nutter, a dancer, a nightingale and a whole family.

Helvécio Marins Jr.
Helvécio, born in 1973, has a Master degree in Cinema by PUC University in Brazil. His films had received more than 50 prizes in international and Brazilian film festivals as Venice, Habana, Nantes, Barcelona, Mar del Plata and Brasilia.