João Gilberto

Known for: Acting
Born: June 10, 1931, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Died: July 6, 2019
Movies: 24

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".

Best-Known Movies

6.6

They Shot the Piano Player

2023

7.8

O Barato de Iacanga

2019

6.5

Vinicius de Moraes

2005

6.2

Where Are You, João Gilberto?

2018

5.0

Copacabana Palace

1962

8.1

Ritas

2025

7.7

Brasil

1981

6.4

It's All Brazil

1997

6.2

Isto é Noel Rosa

1990

7.5

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

2005

Filmography

2026	The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova	Self
2025	Ritas	Self (archive footage)
2024	Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi	Self (archive footage)
2023	They Shot the Piano Player	Self (archive audio)
2023	The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2022	Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova	Self
2020	Garoto - Vivo Sonhando	Self (voice)
2019	O Barato de Iacanga	Self (archive footage)
2019	João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A	Self
2018	Where Are You, João Gilberto?	Self (archive footage)
2017	Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas	Self
2011	O Gerente
2008	Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world	Self
2007	Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
2005	Vinicius de Moraes	Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)
2005	Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova	Self (archive footage)
2004	João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo	himself
1997	It's All Brazil	Self
1996	Bahia de Todos os Sambas	Self
1992	João & Antônio	Self
1990	Isto é Noel Rosa
1981	Brasil	Self
1962	Copacabana Palace	Self
1958	Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta

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