Year: 1947
Runtime: 103 mins
Language: Portuguese
Director: Armando de Miranda
Amelia Rodrigues, celebrated fadista, debuts in Capas Negras, named for Coimbra students’ black capes. The film opens in a tavern where former students reminisce; Jose Duarte sings a Coimbra fado, answered by Maria Lisboa’s Lisbon‑type fado. Their rivalry sparks a thwarted romance, turning the soundtrack into a duel of the two fado traditions.
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