Variações: Guardian Angel

Aug 22, 2019

1h 49m

★ 7.1

Overview

Film biography dwelling on the hectic artistic life of António Variações, a famous Portuguese pop rock singer from the 80s, who died from AIDS-related complications in 1984.

Genres

Music

History

Drama

Production Companies

David & Golias

Variações: Guardian Angel Trailers

Cast

António Variações

Sérgio Praia

Rosa Maria

Victoria Guerra

Fernando Ataíde

Filipe Duarte

Luís Vitta

Augusto Madeira

Deolinda de Jesus

Teresa Madruga

Carlos Barbosa

Afonso Lagarto

Jorge

Diogo Branco

Pedro Lata

Nuno Casanovas

Frederico

Fernando Pires

Pedro Ayres Magalhães

Miguel Raposo

Jelle

Eric da Silva

Manuela

Madalena Brandão

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