
Rita Lee
Biography
Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho, OMC • ORB better known as Rita Lee (born Rita Lee Jones; São Paulo, December 31, 1947 – São Paulo, May 8, 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television presenter and writer. Known as the "Queen of Brazilian rock", she was the woman who sold the most records, 55 million, making her the most successful female artist in terms of sales in Brazil and the fourth overall, behind by Tonico & Tinoco, Roberto Carlos and Nelson Gonçalves. She built a career that began with rock, but over the years flirted with different genres, such as psychedelia, during the tropicalismo era, pop rock, disco, new wave, pop, bossa nova and electronica, creating a hybridism pioneer among international and national genres. Rita is considered one of the most influential women in Brazil, being a reference for those who came to use the guitar from the mid-1970s. Former member of the group Os Mutantes (1966–1972) and Tutti Frutti (1973–1978), participated in important revolutions in the world of music and society.
Filmografi
Os Mutantes1970 · Self
Tropicália2012 · Self (archive footage)
Durval Discos2002 · Tia Julieta
Mulher 801979 · Self
A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum2014 · Pirata
Acústico MTV: Rita Lee1998 · Self
The Amorous Ones1968 ·
Ritas2025 · Self
Worms2013 · Martha (voice)
Rita e Roberto - Especial Sexta Super1985 ·
Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll2006 · Rê Bordosa (voice)
Fire and Passion1989 · Mulher Fazendo Piquenique
Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico2002 · Self
Rita Lee: A Marca da Zorra1995 ·
Better Days Ahead1989 · Mary Shadow
Acústico MTV: Titãs1997 · Self
Laerte-se2017 · Herself
Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa2009 · Self (archive footage)
Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema2018 · Self (archive footage)
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut2009 ·
Ritmo Alucinante1975 ·
O Melhor do Acústico MTV2005 · Self
Transversal do Tempo2020 · Self (archive footage)
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