Nelson Cavaquinho

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Oct 29, 1911 (113 years old)
Death date
Feb 18, 1986

Nelson Cavaquinho

Known For

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
1h 55m
Movie 2022

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho

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.

Memórias do Grupo Opinião
1h 12m
Movie 2019

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

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.

Chico: Brazilian Artist
1h 55m
Movie 2015

Chico: Brazilian Artist

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.

Nelson de Copo e Alma
0h 28m
Movie 1985

Nelson de Copo e Alma

Nelson Cavaquinho as seen by Ruy Solberg.

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.

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