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