João Gilberto
Born: 1931-06-10 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Died: 2019-07-06
Known For: Acting
Biography
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".
Filmography
2025
- Ritas as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi as Self (archive footage)
2023
- The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
- They Shot the Piano Player as Self (archive audio)
2022
- Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova as Self
2020
- Garoto - Vivo Sonhando as Self (voice)
2019
- O Barato de Iacanga as Self (archive footage)
- João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A as Self
2018
- Where Are You, João Gilberto? as Himself (archive footage)
2017
- Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas as Self
2011
2008
2005
- Vinicius de Moraes as Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova as Self (archive footage)
2004
- João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo as himself
1997
- It's All Brazil as Self
1996
- Bahia de Todos os Sambas as Self
1992
- João & Antônio as Self
1990
- Welles' Language ... (Music)
- Isto é Noel Rosa
1986
- It's Not All True ... (Original Music Composer)
1981
- Brasil as Self
1980
- Grandes Nomes as Self
1964
- Seara Vermelha ... (Songs)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- Copacabana Palace as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self