Luiz Gonzaga
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.
Acting
Movie
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Movie
O Barato de Iacanga
as Self (archive footage)
2019
TV
The Trapalhões
1977
Movie
No Way, Spider
1970
Movie
Dominguinhos
as Self
2014
TV
Viva o Gordo
as Self
1981
Movie
Viva São João!
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Movie
Danado de Bom
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Movie
A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Himself (archive footage)
2005
Movie
... E O Mundo Se Diverte
1949
Movie
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Movie
O Comprador de Fazendas
1951
Movie
Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom
as Self - Singer
2003
Movie
Chapéu de Couro
1978
Movie
Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo
as Self
2019
Movie
That's What I'm Gonna Do
1948
Movie
Hoje o Galo Sou Eu!
1957
Movie
The World is a Tambourine
1947
Movie
Terra Violenta
1949
Movie
Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião
as Ele mesmo
1970
Movie
Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
as Self
1979
Movie
Missa e Vaquejada
1988
Movie
Belair
2009
TV
Grandes Nomes
as Self
1980
