Yes, Maria is based on the true story of Greek opera singer Maria Callas, who died of a heart attack in 1977, when she was only 53 years old. Maria imagines the last few days of Callas’s life, in which once the once-great opera singer struggles with a drug addiction, hallucinations, and her declining health.

Angelina Jolie transforms into famed soprano Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's new biopic "Maria," and yes, the actor is singing for real. "Maria," which is now streaming on Netflix after being released in select theaters earlier this year,

Angelina Jolie at least brings passion to Pablo Larraín's Netflix Maria Callas biopic "Maria," a far cry from the brilliant "Jackie" and "Spencer."

If you’re going to play legendary opera singer Maria Callas in a movie, you’re going to have to know how to sing—or be very, very good at faking it. For Angelina Jolie in Maria on Netflix, which began streaming today,