Luiz Gonzaga
Born: 1912-12-13 in Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil
Died: 1989-08-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, December 13, 1912 – Recife, August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Also known as the King of Baião, he was considered one of the most complete, important, and creative figures in Brazilian popular music. Singing accompanied by his accordion, zabumba, and triangle (the basic set of baião singers, which he himself defined), he spread the musical culture of the Northeast across the entire country, including genres such as baião, xaxado, xote, and forró pé de serra. His compositions also described the poverty, sorrows, and injustices of his arid homeland, the northeastern sertão. Luiz Gonzaga gained notoriety with the iconic songs "Asa Branca" (1947), "Juazeiro" (1948), and "Baião de Dois" (1950). Adoptive father of the musician Gonzaguinha, Gonzagão influenced other MPB artists such as Geraldo Vandré, Raul Seixas, Gilberto Gil, and Caetano Veloso.
Filmography
2020
- Garoto - Vivo Sonhando as Self (archive footage)
2019
- O Barato de Iacanga as Self (archive footage)
- Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo as Self
2016
- Danado de Bom as Self (archive footage)
2014
- Dominguinhos as Self
2012
- Gonzaga: From Father to Son as Self (archive footage)
2009
2005
- A Miss e o Dinossauro as Himself (archive footage)
2003
- Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom as Self - Singer
2002
- Viva São João! as Self (archive footage)
1988
1981
- Viva o Gordo as Self
1980
- Grandes Nomes as Self
1979
1978
1977
- The Bunglers
- Festa de São João no Interior da Bahia ... (Music)
1970
- No Way, Spider
- Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião as Ele mesmo