Rita Lee

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.

Filmography (55 Appearances)

Ritas

Rita Lee: Mania de Você

Transversal do Tempo

Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema

Laerte-se

Conversa com Bial

Democracia em Preto e Branco

A Primeira Missa ou Tristes Tropeços, Enganos e Urucum

Worms

Tropicália

A Night in 67

Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

Multishow ao Vivo: Rita Lee

Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque

O Som do Vinil

Elis Regina: Doce de Pimenta

Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll

O Melhor Do Acústico MTV

MTV Ao Vivo

Celebrity

Saia Justa

Durval Discos

Rogério Duprat - Vida de Músico

Rita Lee: 3001

Acústico MTV

Paralamas em Close Up

Acústico MTV

Sai de Baixo

Rita Lee: A Marca da Zorra

Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista

Tanta Estrela Por Aí

Vamp

Fire and Passion

Better Days Ahead

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Flerte Fatal 87/88

Criança Esperança

Cida, a Gata Roqueira

Chico & Caetano

Mixto Quente

Rita e Roberto

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: O Circo

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Saúde

Rita Lee Jones

Grandes Nomes

Mulher 80

The Trapalhões

Ritmo Alucinante

O Som Alucinante

Os Mutantes

Os Mutantes: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa, Portugal, 1969

The Amorous Ones

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