Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was (2009)

In a time of timeless and revolutionary talents, Wilson Simonal shined as nobody before and innovated as only a few could. All of a sudden, everything vanished. This film maps the spectacular trajectory of the ex-Army corporal that ruled as a monarch, and was condemned to ostracism for an offense to which he pleaded not guilty.

Cast

Self (archive footage)
Wilson Simonal
Self (archive footage)
Elis Regina
Self
Castrinho
Self
Boni
Self (archive footage)
Hebe Camargo
Self (archive footage)
Sérgio Mendes
Self
Wilson Simoninha
Self
R Ricardo Cravo Albin
Self
A Artur da Távola
Self
Sérgio Cabral
Self
J Jaguar
Self (archive footage)
Sarah Vaughan
Self
Tony Tornado
Self
Paulo Moura
Self
Pelé
Self
Luis Carlos Miele
Self
Nelson Motta
Self
Chico Anysio
Self
Ziraldo

Crew

Director
C Calvito Leal
Director
M Micael Langer
Director
Cláudio Manoel
Writer
Cláudio Manoel
Original Music Composer
Berna Ceppas
Editor
Karen Akerman
Editor
P Pedro Durán
Producer
Cláudio Manoel
Associate Producer
R Roberto Berliner
Director of Photography
G Gustavo Hadba