Lucinha Araújo

Lucinha Araújo

Acting
1936-08-02
Vassouras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Maria Lúcia da Silva Araújo (born 2 August 1936), better known as Lucinha Araújo, is a Brazilian philanthropist and former singer. Together with her husband, music producer João Araújo, she founded the NGO Sociedade Viva Cazuza to help kids with HIV and AIDS after the death of her son, singer Cazuza, a victim of AIDS.

Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles

#1Celebrity

Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes as Self

7.7 / 10
SoapDramaComedy

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.

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#2Cazuza Além da Música

Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

This documentary reveals the man behind the icon Cazuza: the poet who transformed his life into art and his death into resistance. It delves into the intense journey of the young man who sang of love, Brazil, and his freedom until his last verse.

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#3Cazuza: Good News

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m as Self

7.5 / 10
Documentary

It explores the last two years of Brazilian singer Cazuza's life, from his AIDS diagnosis until his death. Nilo Romero, Cazuza's music producer and the film's director, created a collection of rarely seen and controversial images.

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#4Os Transgressores

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#5Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m as Concert goer

7.1 / 10
DramaMusicHistory

Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.

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#6Letter Beyond the Walls

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m as Self

8.1 / 10
Documentary

Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.

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#7Barão Vermelho: Por que a gente é assim?

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m as Self

6.4 / 10
Documentary

A documentary about Barão Vermelho, one of Brazil's most famous rock bands during the 1980s, following its steps through archive footage and interviews with all of its remaining members and associated parties.

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#8Cazuza - A Leblon Night's Dream

Movie - 1997, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

The film brings some of the best stories about the singer, told by his friends - Cássia Eller, Ezequiel Neves, Ney Matogrosso and Frejat - and by his mother, Lucinha Araújo, in atouching testimonial.

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