The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical compositions through the testimonies of researchers, journalists and friends who lived with him and could enjoy his wisdom and talent. Caymmi transformed his own history and also that of singer Carmen Miranda, when she first recorded one of his songs, "O que é que a Baiana Tem?", which became an immediate national and international success. With unpublished archives and photos, the documentary approaches the trajectory of the composer's musical repertoire through the interpretation of other artists.
Locca Faria
An architecture graduate, he studied photographic direction and editing, and did the graphic design of album covers of artists like Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti, Nana Caymmi, Dorival Caymmi, Boca Livre and Nelson Gonçalves, among others. He was director of photography and camera of the miniseries Os Brasileiros (1983) and director of photography of the feature Arpoador – Praia e Democracia (2015). On the Waves of Dorival Caymmi is his debut as feature director.
