Luiz Gonzaga
Actor
- Born
- December 13, 1912 · Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Died
- August 2, 1989 (age 76)
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.
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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.
Known for
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
October 26, 2012
O Barato de Iacanga
June 10, 2019
No Way, Spider
April 9, 1970
Dominguinhos
May 22, 2014
Danado de Bom
March 15, 2016
A Miss e o Dinossauro
May 10, 2005
... E o Mundo Se Diverte
March 9, 1949
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
September 10, 2020
O Comprador de Fazendas
September 7, 1951
Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom
October 6, 2003
Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo
June 14, 2019
That's What I'm Gonna Do
January 1, 1948
Acting21
- 2020Garoto - Vivo Sonhando as Self (archive footage)
- 2019Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo as Self
- 2019O Barato de Iacanga as Self (archive footage)
- 2016Danado de Bom as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Dominguinhos as Self
- 2012Gonzaga: From Father to Son as Self (archive footage)
- 2009Belair
- 2005A Miss e o Dinossauro as Himself (archive footage)
- 2003Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom as Self - Singer
- 2002Viva São João!