Maria: Don't Forget I Come From the Tropics (2017)

Documentary

Overview

An examination of the relationship between the life and art of Maria Martins, now recognized as one of the greatest Brazilian sculptors, in addition to her engravings and texts. The film reveals the greatness of her work and her boldness when dealing directly with the feminine perspective of sexuality, a transgression that led to attacks by Brazilian critics. In parallel, her life as the wife of an important diplomat and her connection to Marcel Duchamp, in a relationship of mutual collaboration between the two artists.

Cast

• Maria Martins as Self (archive footage)
• Malu Mader as Self
• Lúcia Romano
• Celso Frateschi
• Paulo Herkenhoff as Self
• Portia Maria Jones as Self
• Nora Martins Lobo as Self
• Graça Ramos as Self
• Francis M. Naumann as Self
• Miguel do Rio Branco as Self

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