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Pixinguinha

Born April 23, 1897 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died February 17, 1973 · aged 75

Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, known as Pixinguinha (April 23, 1897 – February 17, 1973) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flautist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Pixinguinha composed popular music, particularly within the genre known as choro. Description above taken from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons.

Known For

The Girl from IpanemaThe Girl from Ipanema · 1967
The Girl from Ipanema
★ 6.31967
MovieDrama
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.
Sol Sobre a LamaSol Sobre a Lama · 1963
Sol Sobre a Lama
★ 7.01963
MovieCrimeDrama
A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market.
Um Dia Qualquer...Um Dia Qualquer... · 1965
Um Dia Qualquer...
★ 7.51965
MovieDrama
After the death of his loved woman, Carlos (Hélio Castro) walks around the city and faces their memories. Through many incidents, the images of the local culture, the natural views and the architectural monuments of Belém. This is the first ficcional movie of Pará state, in brazilian Amazon.
PixinguinhaPixinguinha · 1969
Pixinguinha
★ 9.01969
MovieDocumentary
Pixinguinha, one of the pioneers of Brazilian music, composer of some incredibly sophisticated melodies, talks about his music and life.
Conversa de BotequimConversa de Botequim · 1972
Conversa de Botequim
1972
MovieDocumentary
A film about the figure of João da Baiana, the Brazilian samba pioneer who, in an informal conversation, tells us the history of samba from the beginning. On the side of pioneers like Donga and Pixinguinha, he goes on to describe picturesque passages of his life alongside important figures like Pinheiro Machado, Santos Dumont and the beginnings of our popular music.

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