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The Extraordinary Life of Vera Valdez
2026 · 78 min
A quiet, absorbing portrait that moves between glamour and cruelty, leaving a lingering sense of resilience and sorrow.
- Directed by
- Fabio Meira
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Vera Valdez
- Overview
- A portrait of Brazilian actress Vera Valdez, tracing her years as a model for Dior and, most notably, Coco Chanel; her flirtation with the French New Wave; her complex journey through motherhood; and her imprisonment and torture during Brazil’s military dictatorship.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Memory, identity, trauma, survival
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Fabio Meira
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Vera Valdez

