Latin Blood – The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso

A film about the life of the Brazilian singer Ney Matogrosso. Matogrosso became known in the 1970s with the group Secos e Molhados. His stage identity was extremely provocative for the time: makeup, feathers, a bare torso and a high voice. He did it during a military dictatorship, so a personal choice became a political stance. The film begins with his youth in the interior. His father was a soldier and the relationship was tense. Then come the founding of the group, rapid fame and a solo career. The narrative takes his sexuality as a direct subject. Matogrosso never hid, and the film shows this not as a moment of conflict but as a continuous stance. The source is Julio Maria's biography. Jesuíta Barbosa plays Matogrosso. It opened in Brazil in May 2025 and became one of the most-watched domestic productions of the year, reaching over six hundred thousand viewers. A strong choice for anyone who likes music biography and is curious about Brazilian culture. For a viewer expecting a detailed examination of the music, the film skips certain periods of the career and weights the personal life.