Acting
Tom Zé
Born October 11, 1936 · Irará, Bahia, Brazil (age 89)
Antônio José Santana Martins, known as Tom Zé (Irará, October 11, 1936), is a Brazilian composer, singer, arranger, and gardener.
Known For
História de Música: "São São Paulo Meu Amor" · 2026História de Música: "São São Paulo Meu Amor"
2026
MovieDocumentaryMusic
In 1968, Tom Zé moved from Bahia to São Paulo, went to the movies, had lunch with Caetano Veloso, and one morning composed the song that would go on to win the main music festival on Brazilian television that year. In "História de Música", the most São Paulo–minded of Bahian artists tells how filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person introduced him to the paulista capital at one of the city's most famous intersections.
Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste · 2001Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
2001
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A documentary on the amazing Brazilian music movement known as Tropicália.
Mater Dei · 2001Mater Dei
★ 10.02001
MovieDrama
Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll · 2006Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
★ 5.52006
MovieAnimationComedy
Experience an adventure of counterculture, psychedelia, and an abundance of peace and love with Angeli’s beloved comic characters, the hippies Wood & Stock. As the euphoria of the 1970s fades, it's time to focus on family and work. However, a new rock band might just rekindle the spirit of those iconic years.
Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes · 2024Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes
★ 5.02024
MovieDocumentary
The paths that the artist traveled to create two essays that are landmarks of contemporary Brazilian photography.
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut · 2009Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
★ 8.02009
MovieDocumentary
The enlightened and extra-terrestrial Brazilian genius-multi-instrumentalist flies to Asturias in 2008 to give a music workshop. His journey takes us on another: that of his career, the ostracism with which he would be punished, his perpetual crusade for the materialization of “the idea”, his unique inspiration and incredible sense of humour. All emitted through his words and those of the people that surround him. An authentic pioneer, a free and cosmic spirit.
Todos os Olhos · 2026Todos os Olhos
2026
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Dive into the inventive universe of Tom Zé. Through intimate interviews with artists, family members and longtime collaborators, the film retraces the singular trajectory of one of Brazil's most original musical minds. The documentary brings together voices that reflect on his boundless creative unpredictability, highlight the technical mastery behind his sonic experiments and portray his music as the result of an expansive creative process, where ideas unfold like "pills of sound".
Cobrador: In God We Trust · 2007Cobrador: In God We Trust
★ 4.12007
MovieDrama
Adaptation and unification in a single story of several stories by the writer Rubem Fonseca, where the theme of violence in contemporary society is explored.
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