Acting
João Gilberto
Birth Date
June 10, 1931
Death Date
July 6, 2019
(passed away at 88)
Place of Birth
Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
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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".
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962 • 1 episode
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 1 episode
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Self (archive footage)
2022 • 1 episode
Grandes Nomes
Self
1980 • 1 episode
They Shot the Piano Player
Self (archive audio)
2023
Copacabana Palace
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1962
Ritas
Self (archive footage)
2025
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
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2017
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
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2026
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
1958
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Vinicius de Moraes
Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)
2005
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
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1996
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self (archive footage)
2005
O Barato de Iacanga
Self (archive footage)
2019
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
Self (archive footage)
2018
O Gerente
2011
It's All Brazil
Self
1997
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
2007
Brasil
Self
1981