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