Fado is rooted in Portugal. Its tales are vast, with the power to reduce people to tears. Nathalie Pires is the first American fado singer to tour internationally, and subject of a new short film, ‘Echoes of Fado’, from Newark based film makers Yuri and Igor Alves. “Fado translates to fate or destiny, and it’s important because it’s a form of therapy. There’s a fado for each kind of emotion that you’ve ever felt or lived through,” Pires said. “When I would perform in California or anywhere in