Nelson Motta

Known for: Acting
Born: October 29, 1944, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Movies: 41

Nelson Cândido Motta Filho ORB (São Paulo, October 29, 1944) is a Brazilian journalist, composer, writer, screenwriter, music producer, playwright, and lyricist.

Best-Known Movies

7.5

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

2012

5.2

Chocante

2017

6.1

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

2017

2.3

Agamenon: The Film

2012

4.6

The Secret of the Mummy

1982

7.7

Dzi Croquettes

2009

7.9

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

2009

7.0

A Night in 67

2010

6.8

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

2009

7.8

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

2023

Filmography

2026	Viva Marília	Self (archive footage)
2025	Rei da Noite
2024	Tributo: Boni	Self
2024	Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi	Self
2024	Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius	Self
2023	Samuel Wainer	Self
2023	Elis & Tom: It Had to be You	Self
2021	Erasmo 80	Self (archive footage)
2018	Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema	Self
2017	Gabeira	Self
2017	Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017	Serguei - The Last Psychedelic	Ele mesmo
2017	Chocante	Himself
2017	Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas	Self
2015	Rock in Rio 30 Anos	Self
2015	André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music	Self
2014	Éramos Todos Loucos	Self
2012	Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust	Self (archive footage)
2012	Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio	Self
2012	Agamenon: The Film	Self
2010	A Night in 67	Self
2010	Caro Francis
2009	Dzi Croquettes	Self
2009	Loki: Arnaldo Baptista	Self
2009	Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was	Self
2008	Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal	Self
2007	Cartola: The Samba Legend
2006	Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis Regina	Self
2005	Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova	Self
1993	Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista	Self
1982	The Secret of the Mummy
1979	Abertura	Self
1978	O Bom Marido
1974	Álbum de Música	Self
1971	O Som Alucinante

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	Viva Marília	Writer
2023	Elis & Tom: It Had to be You	Screenplay
1989	Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo	Director
1989	Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy	Director
1987	Especial Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Turnê Flerte Fatal 87/88	Producer
1985	Areias Escaldantes	Writer

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