Cazuza
Birthday: Born in 1958-04-04 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Deathday: 1990-07-07
Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza (Rio de Janeiro, April 4, 1958 – July 7, 1990), was a Brazilian singer, composer and musician. Initially known as the vocalist and main lyricist of the band Barão Vermelho, in which he formed a successful partnership with Frejat, he later pursued a solo career, being acclaimed by critics as one of the main poets of Brazilian music.
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Chico & Caetano
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Mixto Quente
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Barão Vermelho 1985 - Rock in Rio
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The Brazilian hit "Barão Vermelho" makes an enigmatic show that made the history of the biggest rock festival in the country, Rock in Rio...
Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
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From his origins as a poet to his success as a singer and composer, Arnaldo Antunes revisits the most remarkable moments of his career....
Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
Character: Self (archive footage)
The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and historical context of this composer born in Rio Grande do Sul and author of hits that surpass generations....
Bete Balanço
Character: Tininho
A small town girl, who's an aspiring singer, tries to make a living out of music in the big city of Rio de Janeiro....
Barão Vermelho: Por que a gente é assim?
Character: Self (archive footage)
A documentary about Barão Vermelho, one of Brazil's most famous rock bands during the 1980s, following its steps through archive footage and interviews with all of its remaining members and associated parties....
Subway to the Stars
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In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters....
Rock in Rio 30 Anos
Character: Self (archive footage)
Documentary of the legendary 1985 music festival in Brazil....
Democracia em Preto e Branco
Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Brazilian soccer players Sócrates, Casagrande and Vladimir lead a historic movement in sports by adopting a democracy within their team, making a statement against the country's military dictatorship....
Letter Beyond the Walls
Character: Voice
Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is vie...
Ney - À Flor da Pele
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The impact of Ney Matogrosso's performances on his audience and the reverberation of that impact on Brazilian culture, from the second half of the 20th century to the present. An audiovisual anthology, all composed of archival images. The best way to get to know Ney is to be with him on stage....
Naked Eye
Character: Self (archive footage)
“Naked Eye” is a film-documentary of long-length of the artistic and existential universe of the singer Ney Matogrosso, which proposes to recreate through archive’s images in counterpoint with the current production of the artist, thirty-five years of career marked for inventive and transgressing spectacles, always symphonize with its time. Through a coherent boarding with its intransigent trajectory, the film intends to translate the language musical-corporal of Ney Matogrosso, trying audiovisu...