But we also see her finish her memoir (the book that inspired the title "Biografia de Uma Brasileira"). We see her celebrate her 50th anniversary with Roberto. And we see her die exactly as she lived: on her own terms, surrounded by love, refusing to play the victim.
There are rock stars. There are national treasures. And then there is Rita Lee Jones—Brazil’s eternal Queen of Rock. For decades, she was the irreverent heart of tropicalismo, the voice behind "Ovelha Negra" (Black Sheep), and the irreplaceable "Patinha Feia" (Ugly Duckling). rita lee documentario
Because it is directed by her children, we get the access that no outsider ever could. We see Rita not just at the peak of Os Mutantes or during her solo explosion in the 80s, but in her pajamas, laughing at her own jokes, and facing her cancer diagnosis with the same middle finger she gave the military regime in 1968. The intimacy is almost voyeuristic, but always loving. For international listeners, Rita Lee is a psychedelic genius. For Brazilians, she is a heroine of resistance. But we also see her finish her memoir