Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Gal Costa(1945-2022)

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Actress
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Gal Costa
Gal Costa was born on 26 September 1945 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She was a music artist and actress, known for Foreign Land (1995), Bacurau (2019) and I'm Still Here (2024). She died on 9 November 2022 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
BornSeptember 26, 1945
DiedNovember 9, 2022(77)
BornSeptember 26, 1945
DiedNovember 9, 2022(77)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Photos5

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster
View Poster

Known for

Fernando Alves Pinto and Fernanda Torres in Foreign Land (1995)
Foreign Land
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Brian Townes, Julia Marie Peterson, Thomás Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Bárbara Colen, and Lia de Itamaracá in Bacurau (2019)
Bacurau
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019
Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here (2024)
I'm Still Here
8.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2024
The Mandarin (1995)
The Mandarin
7.0
  • Carmen Miranda
  • 1995

Credits

IMDbPro

Music Department

  • Vale Tudo (2025)
    Vale Tudo
    5.2
    TV Series
    • performer: theme song "Brasil"
    • 2025
  • Gabriela (2012)
    Gabriela
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: theme song "Modinha para Gabriela" (2012)
    • 2012
  • Fernanda Lima in Love & Sex (2009)
    Love & Sex
    5.8
    TV Series
    • performer: theme song "Namorinho de Portão"
    • 2009
  • Port of Miracles (2001)
    Port of Miracles
    6.4
    TV Series
    • performer: theme song "Caminhos do Mar"
    • 2001
  • Edson Celulari in Deus Nos Acuda (1992)
    Deus Nos Acuda
    7.2
    TV Series
    • performer: theme song "Canta, Brasil"
    • 1992–1993
  • Regina Duarte, Glória Pires, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, and Beatriz Segall in Vale Tudo (1988)
    Vale Tudo
    9.1
    TV Series
    • performer: theme song
    • 1988–1989
  • Proêzas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz (1968)
    Proêzas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz
    7.2
    • musical director
    • 1968

Actress

  • Preta Gil: Vai Se Benzer (2017)
    Preta Gil: Vai Se Benzer
    Music Video
    • Gal Costa
    • 2017
  • B2 (2001)
    B2
    5.5
    Short
    • 2001
  • The Mandarin (1995)
    The Mandarin
    7.0
    • Carmen Miranda
    • 1995
  • David Gilmour in Spirit of the Forest: Spirit of the Forest (1989)
    Spirit of the Forest: Spirit of the Forest
    5.4
    Music Video
    • Gal Costa
    • 1989
  • Gal Costa in Gal Costa: Brasil (1988)
    Gal Costa: Brasil
    Music Video
    • Gal Costa
    • 1988
  • Gal Costa in Gal Costa: Chuva de Prata (1984)
    Gal Costa: Chuva de Prata
    Music Video
    • Gal Costa
    • 1984
  • Gal Costa in Gal Costa: Nada Mais (1984)
    Gal Costa: Nada Mais
    Music Video
    • Gal Costa
    • 1984
  • Gal Costa: Azul (1982)
    Gal Costa: Azul
    Music Video
    • Gal Costa
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • Facebook
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • September 26, 1945
    • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
  • Died
    • November 9, 2022
    • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil(infarction)
  • Children
    • Gabriel
  • Parents
      Mariah Costa Penna
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Daughter of Mariah Costa Pena (died in 1993) and Arnaldo Burgos. Gal never met her father.
  • Nickname
    • Gracinha

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.