The Original Sound Track Of The Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)

Original Soundtrack recorded in 1958 for the Marcel Camus movie "Orfeu Negro” (1959), based on the play "Orfeu da Conceição" by Vinicius de Moraes (1956). Starring Breno Mello and Marpessa Dawn in the main roles, the film won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. In 1960 it won the "Academy Award" for "Best Foreign Language Film" and the "Golden Globe Award" for "Best Foreign Language Film", being also nominated for the BAFTA Award for "Best Film". Apart from the main composers, like Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes and Luiz Bonfá, some of the artists were uncredited at the time, notably the singers Elizeth Cardoso and Agostinho dos Santos.