Acting
Nelson Sargento
Born July 25, 1924 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died May 27, 2021 · aged 96
Nelson Sargento OMC (Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 1924 – Rio de Janeiro, May 27, 2021), artistic name of Nelson Mattos, was a Brazilian composer, singer, researcher of Brazilian popular music, visual artist, actor, and writer.
Known For
Atabaque Nzinga · 2007Atabaque Nzinga
2007
MovieDocumentary
After being collected from the dressing room of the Candomblé center, Ana shares her desires, memories, dreams, and reflections with the viewer through a diary.
Memória em Verde e Rosa · 2016Memória em Verde e Rosa
★ 5.92016
MovieDocumentary
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.
Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1 · 2008Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1
2008
MovieMusic
Cartola: The Samba Legend · 2007Cartola: The Samba Legend
★ 7.72007
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).
Nelson Sargento · 1997Nelson Sargento
★ 10.01997
MovieDocumentary
Biographical portrait of samba dancer Nelson Sargento in Morro da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro.
Midnight · 1998Midnight
★ 5.81998
MovieDrama
On December 31st 1999, destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.
Orfeu · 1999Orfeu
★ 5.41999
MovieDramaCrime
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Samba no Trem · 2005Samba no Trem
2005
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A documentary about the celebration of the National Samba Day with the aim of preserving the memory of part of the history of samba, which was being forgotten by the press and the Brazilian people.
Movies
Atabaque Nzinga · 2007Atabaque Nzinga
2007
MovieDocumentary
After being collected from the dressing room of the Candomblé center, Ana shares her desires, memories, dreams, and reflections with the viewer through a diary.
Memória em Verde e Rosa · 2016Memória em Verde e Rosa
★ 5.92016
MovieDocumentary
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.
Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1 · 2008Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1
2008
MovieMusic
Cartola: The Samba Legend · 2007Cartola: The Samba Legend
★ 7.72007
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).
Nelson Sargento · 1997Nelson Sargento
★ 10.01997
MovieDocumentary
Biographical portrait of samba dancer Nelson Sargento in Morro da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro.
Midnight · 1998Midnight
★ 5.81998
MovieDrama
On December 31st 1999, destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.
Orfeu · 1999Orfeu
★ 5.41999
MovieDramaCrime
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Samba no Trem · 2005Samba no Trem
2005
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A documentary about the celebration of the National Samba Day with the aim of preserving the memory of part of the history of samba, which was being forgotten by the press and the Brazilian people.
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho · 2022Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
★ 8.42022
MovieDocumentary
A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime.
The Passenger: Adult Secrets · 2006The Passenger: Adult Secrets
★ 4.42006
MovieDrama
A coming of age story about a boy in RIo de Janeiro, Brazil who, after his father's death, finds out about his family and where he came from.
Casa de Samba · 2003Casa de Samba
2003
MovieMusic
Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje · 2004Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje
2004
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about Brazilian samba songwriter and singer Paulinho da Viola, one of the most sophisticated musicians of the genre. The film shows his biography, influences, masters and friends, as well his simple and peculiar way of life, with activities like restoring old cars, working with wood, playing billiards.
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar · 2021Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
★ 8.02021
MovieDocumentary
Conducted from interviews with personalities who lived with Leila Diniz (1945-1972), the documentary is a record of an era and, above all, it rescues the participation in Brazilian culture of the actress who opened the way for the sexual revolution during the dark years of the dictatorship.
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba · 2020Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
★ 7.02020
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Mário Lago · 2013Mário Lago
★ 7.02013
MovieDocumentary
Life and work of brazilian actor, poet and songwriter Mário Lago.
Cidade do Samba · 2007Cidade do Samba
2007
MovieMusic
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians · 1987Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
1987
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A brief history of origins of brazilian carioca samba and its types.
TV Shows
Presença de Anita · 2001Presença de Anita
★ 7.42001
SeriesDrama
Written by Manoel Carlos, “The Presence of Anita” is an amazing story about love, passion and the traps of destiny. Anita is an angel faced teenager who seduces a writer, destroying his family and his life. According to her, nothing is coincidence. Destiny is already written and she cannot change her fate.
O Som do Vinil · 2007O Som do Vinil
2007
SeriesDocumentary