Vinicius de Moraes
Biography
(October 19, 1913 – July 9, 1980), also known as Vinícius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, lyricist, essayist, and playwright who later became a seminal figure in modern Brazilian music and literature. He served as a diplomat; composed his own bossa nova music; and as an interpreter of his own lyrics, recorded several albums.
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Acting History
2024
Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius as Self (archive footage)
2024Toquinho Maravilhoso as Self (archive footage)
2023They Shot the Piano Player as Self (archive audio)
2022Otto: De Trás p/ Diante as Self (archive footage)
2022Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova as Self
2021Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man as Self (archive footage)
2020Garoto - Vivo Sonhando as Self (archive footage)
2019The Crystallization of Brasília as Narrator (voice)
2015Chico: Brazilian Artist as Self (archive footage)
2013Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História as Self (archive footage)
2005Vinicius de Moraes as Self (archive footage)
2005Phono 73: A Country and its Music as Self (archive footage)
2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova as Self (archive footage)
2001Toquinho as Self
1993As nascentes
1990ABC of a Strike as Self
1986Brasília, Uma Sinfonia as Self (archive footage)
1983Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família as Self
1981Brasil as Self (archive footage)
1980Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque as Self
1980Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé as Self
1979Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music as Self
1978Musicalmente as Self
1978Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius as Himself
1976Música, poesia e amor
1975Cyro Monteiro
1972Le Grand Échiquier as Self (archive footage)
1971Samedi soir as Self
1967The Girl from Ipanema as Self
1967Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo as Self
1962Pluft, o Fantasminha