Vinicius de Moraes
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-10-19
Day of Death
1980-07-09 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vinicius de Moraes
Biography
(October 19, 1913 – July 9, 1980), also known as Vinícius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, lyricist, essayist, and playwright who later became a seminal figure in modern Brazilian music and literature. He served as a diplomat; composed his own bossa nova music; and as an interpreter of his own lyrics, recorded several albums.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
Toquinho Maravilhoso
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
They Shot the Piano Player
as Self (archive audio)
(2021)
Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
The Crystallization of Brasília
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Chico: Brazilian Artist
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
Mario Wallace Simonsen, Entre a Memória e a História
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Vinicius de Moraes
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Toquinho
as Self
(1993)
(1990)
ABC of a Strike
as Self
(1986)
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
(1981)
Brasil
as Self (archive footage)
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
(1978)
(1978)
Musicalmente
as Self
(1976)
(1975)
(1967)
The Girl from Ipanema
as Self
(1967)
(1962)
Crew
(2024)
Noah's Ark
Author
(2023)
(1999)
Orfeu
Music, Theatre Play
(1984)
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Theatre Play, Music
(1979)
(1977)
(1976)
Carioca Tigre
Music
(1976)
Marília e Marina
Original Music Composer
(1967)
The Girl from Ipanema
Story, Music Coordinator, Associate Producer
(1967)
Doomed Lovers
Writer
(1963)
(1963)
Sol Sobre a Lama
Original Music Composer
(1959)
Black Orpheus
Theatre Play