Overview
A collage of newsreels, trailers, clips and other visionary and unseen fragments of sight and sound regarding the late plastic artist Helio Oititica.
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Cast
Antonio Manoel
Self
Caetano Veloso
Self
Carlinhos do Pandeiro
Self
Dom Pepe
Self
Haroldo de Campos
Self
Hélio Oiticica
Self
Lygia Clark
Self
Lygia Pape
Self
Waly Salomão
Self
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