Pixinguinha

Pixinguinha

Born: April 23, 1897
Died: February 17, 1973
in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Movies for Pixinguinha...

Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso
Title: Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 11, 2021
Type: Movie
The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.
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Pixinguinha and the Old Masters of Samba
Title: Pixinguinha and the Old Masters of Samba
Released: November 1, 2006
Type: Movie
The documentary records the celebrations for the celebration of the fourth centenary of the city of São Paulo, in 1954. In charge of the party, Pixinguinha, Donga, João da Baiana and other representatives of the Old Guard.
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Vinicius de Moraes
Title: Vinicius de Moraes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 1, 2005
Type: Movie
To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an incomparable cast of partners, singers, friends and rare images from the archives recalling Vinícius’ genial simplicity, with the spontaneity, the humor, and the freedom of a person chatting over a bar table, exactly how the eternal Vinícius would enjoy.
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Viva Volta
Title: Viva Volta
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 21, 2005
Type: Movie
A documentary on Brazilian trombone player Raul de Souza who, since 1996, has lived in Paris and suffers because he goes unnoticed, unrewarded in his native land. With the sound of his trombone for a background, the film takes him back to Bangu, in Rio de Janeiro, and retraces his trajectory.
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Title: Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
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Conversa de Botequim
Title: Conversa de Botequim
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
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Saravah
Title: Saravah
Character: Self
Released: January 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria Bethânia rehearsing at Barroco nightclub, Baden Powell playing his acoustic guitar, Paulinho da Viola showing his masterpiece "Coisas do Mundo, Minha Nega", that he had just finished, and Márcia, a singer from São Paulo.
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Pixinguinha
Title: Pixinguinha
Character: Ele mesmo
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Pixinguinha, one of the pioneers of Brazilian music, composer of some incredibly sophisticated melodies, talks about his music and life.
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The Girl from Ipanema
Title: The Girl from Ipanema
Released: May 26, 1967
Type: Movie
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend her days among bohemians, musicians and intellectuals. While seeming happy in the outside, she's extremely anguished inside. Based on the famous song by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.