Portugal celebrities’ news - Taylor Swift loves the Portuguese guitar according to Portuguese celebrity and fado singer Carminho.
Portuguese celebrity Carminho plays the Portuguese guitar in the movie Poor Things with Emma Stone that will be showing in Europe from January 25th 2024. During the movie première in New York on December 8th, Portuguese singer Carminho was embraced by Taylor Swift for her beautiful performance with the Portuguese guitar.
"I told Taylor Swift that I only scratch the Portuguese guitar. She replied, 'No! What are you saying? It was amazing!' " recounts Portuguese fado singer Carminho in an interview with Expresso.
The Portuguese fado music style, that is usually sung by a single person accompanied by a Portuguese guitar, is listed as a Cultural and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Taylor Swift and Carminho talked about the fact that the director of the movie Poor Things with Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos, challenged the Portuguese singer to play the Portuguese guitar in the movie. Carminho stated that, before that momentous occasion, she had never played the Portuguese guitar. However, Carminho told Taylor Swift that in the movie Poor Things, she only scratched the Portuguese guitar and she exclaimed that “it was incredible, it was beautiful!"
Taylor Swift and Portuguese fado singer Carminho bonded during the première of the movie Poor Things and Carminho told Taylor Swift that she was a great inspiration for artists to become more independent.
While the movie Poor Things showcases Lisbon where Emma Stone devours the delicious Portuguese pastries called “Pastéis de nata”, Carminho revealed that the Lisbon movie scenes were simulated in Budapest. Carminho stated to Expresso that “they made entire buildings out of Styrofoam, including the landmark site on the Lisbon waterfront, Cais das Colunas, that are two pillars located in the Tagus River and that are an impressive entrance to Lisbon’s waterfront. The movie set also simulated an incredible oyster restaurant, according to Carminho.
During the filming of the movie Poor Things “there is a scene in which Emma Stone’s character devours pastéis de nata. She repeated it five or seven times. Poor thing, she just spat the pastries into the bucket, already sick of them!” commiserated Carminho.
The movie Poor Things with Emma Stone is scheduled to premiere in Portuguese cinemas on January 25th.
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