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Nelson Sargento

Acting Born Jul 25, 1924 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Presença de Anita

as João

Full filmography

  • Presença de Anita (2001) as João
  • O Som do Vinil (2007) as Self
  • Orfeu (1999) as Roda de Samba
  • Atabaque Nzinga (2007)
  • Midnight (1998) as Vovô
  • Mário Lago (2013) as Self
  • Cartola: The Samba Legend (2007)
  • Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Memória em Verde e Rosa (2016)
  • Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar (2021) as Self
  • Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti (2001) as Self
  • The Passenger: Adult Secrets (2006) as Mecânico
  • Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje (2004) as Self
  • Nelson Sargento (1997) as Self
  • Cidade do Samba (2007) as Self
  • Samba no Trem (2005) as Self
  • Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians (1987) as Self
  • Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1 (2008) as Intérprete
  • Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba (2020) as Self
  • Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba (2020) as Ele próprio (Nelson Sargento)
  • Casa de Samba (2003) as Self