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.
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Sérgio Praia
António Variações
Victoria Guerra
Rosa Maria
Filipe Duarte
Fernando Ataíde
Augusto Madeira
Luís Vitta
Teresa Madruga
Deolinda de Jesus
Afonso Lagarto
Carlos Barbosa
Diogo Branco
Jorge
Nuno Casanovas
Pedro Lata
Fernando Pires
Frederico
Miguel Raposo
Pedro Ayres Magalhães
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