Nelson Cavaquinho

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.5078

Gender

Male

Birthday

29-Oct-1911

Age

(115 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As
  • NO INFO PROVIDED

Nelson Cavaquinho

Biography

Nelson Antônio da Silva (October 29, 1911 – February 18, 1986), better known by the stage name Nelson Cavaquinho, was one of the most important singer/composers of samba. He is usually seen as a representative of the tragic aspects of samba thematics, with many songs about death and hopelessness. He was a prominent figure of samba school Estação Primeira de Mangueira.


Credits

O Casal O Casal (1975) Character: N/A
The story of the first steps of a very young couple. Their love is great, as are the financial obstacles and an unexpected pregnancy.
Nelson Cavaquinho: MPB Especial Nelson Cavaquinho: MPB Especial (1973) Character: N/A
Renowned Brazilian samba singer-songwriter Nelson Cavaquinho performing at TV Cultura in 1973.
Nelson de Copo e Alma Nelson de Copo e Alma (1985) Character: Self
Nelson Cavaquinho as seen by Ruy Solberg.
Rio, Carnaval da Vida Rio, Carnaval da Vida (1978) Character: Self
A documentary short on the 1978 Carnaval celebration in Rio de Janeiro, covering many aspects of the celebration's popular culture.
Álbum de Música Álbum de Música (1974) Character: Self
Portrait of various figures in Brazilian pop music.
Muito Prazer Muito Prazer (1979) Character: Himself
Two contrasting social groups get in touch: three architects and three street urchins, all struggling for survival.
Nelson Cavaquinho Nelson Cavaquinho (1969) Character: Self
A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted last name ‘Cavaquinho’ refers to the small guitar-like instrument that he played and used to compose his songs.
Memórias do Grupo Opinião Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019) Character: Self (archive footage)
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho (2022) Character: Self (archive footage)
A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime.
Chico: Artista Brasileiro Chico: Artista Brasileiro (2015) Character: Self (archive footage)
Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular culture. This wealth in music, poems, theater and novels has been created over the last 50 years and in this film Chico Buarque converses about his memories, shows, daily life, work methods, creative process, in summary all his trajectory. The musician’s search for his German brother, whom he never got to meet, serves as one of the axis for the narrative.



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