Elza Soares

Known for

Acting

Born

July 23, 1930

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died

January 20, 2022 (aged 91)

Biography

Elza Soares, stage name of Elza Gomes da Conceição OMC ORB (Rio de Janeiro, June 23, 1930 – Rio de Janeiro, January 20, 2022), was a Brazilian singer, musical composer and samba-enredo performer.

Best known work

Lisbela and the Prisoner

2003

Celebrity

2003

The Ballroom

2007

Brasileirinho

2005

O Vendedor de Linguiça

1962

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho

2022

O Puritano da Rua Augusta

1965

Um Caipira em Bariloche

1973

Talking Cinema

1986

It Will Get Better

2020

Filmography

2026
Elza
2025
O Primeiro Beijo
as Narrator (voice)
2025
Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Gerson King Combo – O filme
2023
Grupo Corpo Pela Música
as Self
2022
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
as Self (archive footage)
2022
2022TV
as Self (8 episodes)
2022
Elza & Mané: Amor em Linhas TortasTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2021
Infinite Elza
as Elza Soares
2021
I Wanna Have You
Music
2020
Amor e Sorte com Gilberto Gil
as Self
2020
Sambalanço - A Bossa Que Dança
as Self
2020
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
as Self
2020
Dom Salvador & The Abolition
as Self
2020
It Will Get Better
Thanks
2018
O Samba é Meu Dom
as Self
2018
Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
as Self
2018
Elza Soares: O Que Se Cala
2018
All for the Music
as Self
2018
Eu Não Sou Napoleão!
as Herself
2017
Elza Soares: A Mulher do Fim do Mundo
2014
My Name Is Now, Elza Soares
as Elza Soares, Music
2014
História antes de uma História
as Feiticeira