Ana Maria loves a modest guitar player, Júlio; when she herself in a 'retiro' (typical fado tavern), public and critics rend major applause. Fame brings about new friends, namely bohemian young who play and sing the fado with her, and not so young men but who rich and powerful enough to patronize her, promote her, and wish to become intimate with her. Júlio the guitarist feel betrayed, and he sets his mind to depart to the African colonies, to leave her forever. Knowing that he's going to embark, Ana Maria's heart between her first love, and the appeal of the rich and famous.
Unfortunately the movie Fado, a Singer's Story is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Perdigão Queiroga | Director |
| Writing | Armando Vieira Pinto | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jaime Mendes | Music Director |
| Sound | Frederico de Freitas | Music |
| Editing | Perdigão Queiroga | Editor |
| Art | Perdigão Queiroga | Production Design |
| Art | Mário Costa | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatriz Chagas | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | José María Sánchez | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Henrique Dominguez | Sound |
| Crew | Luís Barão | Sound Design Assistant |
| Production | António Veríssimo | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | A. F. Leal | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Francisco A. Quintela | Production Manager |
| Production | Alfredo Hurtado | Unit Production Manager |
| Lighting | João de Almeida | Gaffer |
| Camera | Virgílio Rodrigues | Still Photographer |
| Camera | João Silva | Camera Operator |
| Camera | João Moreira | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mário Moreira | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Maria Beatriz | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Frederico Valério | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Silva Tavares | Music Score Producer |
| Sound | José Galhardo | Music Score Producer |
| Sound | Amadeu do Vale | Music Score Producer |
| Sound | Gabriel de Oliveira | Music Score Producer |
| Sound | João de Matos | Music Score Producer |
| Sound | Linhares Barbosa | Music Score Producer |
| Sound | Jaime Santos | Musician |
| Sound | Raul Nery | Musician |
| Sound | Santos Moreira | Musician |
| Crew | António Maduro | Production Office Assistant |
| Production | Noémia Malveira | Production Office Coordinator |
| Camera | Francesco Izzarelli | Director of Photography |
