Chico Buarque

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Biography

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda OMC • ComIH, better known as Chico Buarque (Rio de Janeiro, June 19, 1944), is a Brazilian singer, composer, guitarist, playwright, writer and actor. He is considered by many critics to be the greatest living artist in Brazilian music. His discography includes approximately eighty works, including solo albums, in partnership with other musicians and compacts.

Known For

They Shot the Piano Player

Self (voice)

The Trial

Self

Beyond Citizen Kane

Self

Vinicius de Moraes

Self - Singer 'Medo de Amar'

Chico: Brazilian Artist

Self

Fados

Self

A Night in 67

Self

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

Self (archive footage)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2024	Sala São Paulo - 25 Anos de Espetáculo MOVIE	Self
2024	Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi MOVIE	Self
2024	Toquinho Maravilhoso MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Chico Buarque: Que Tal Um Samba? MOVIE	Voz e Violão
2023	They Shot the Piano Player MOVIE	Self (voice)
2023	Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus MOVIE	Self
2022	Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova MOVIE	Self
2022	The Coup d'État Factory MOVIE	Chico Buarque
2022	Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	2022 TV	Self
2022	Elza & Mané: Amor em Linhas Tortas TV	Self
2022	O Canto Livre de Nara Leão TV	Self
2021	Alvorada MOVIE	Self
2021	Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina MOVIE	Self
2020	Ney - À Flor da Pele MOVIE	Self
2020	A World Without Beethoven? MOVIE	Self
2020	Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba MOVIE	Self
2019	1964: Brazil between weapons and books MOVIE	Himself
2019	Fevereiros MOVIE	Self
2018	Chico Buarque: Caravanas – Ao Vivo MOVIE	Intérprete
2018	O Samba é Meu Dom MOVIE	Self
2018	Semente da Música Brasileira MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2018	The Trial MOVIE	Self
2017	Dunas do Barato MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2017	Fattoruso MOVIE	Self - Interviewed
2017	Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas MOVIE	Self
2017	The Man Who Killed John Wayne MOVIE	Self
2016	Pitanga MOVIE	Self
2015	Chico: Brazilian Artist MOVIE	Self
2015	Betinho: Hope on the Line MOVIE	Self
2015	Ana Carolina - #AC Ao Vivo MOVIE	Self
2015	Chico Buarque - Romance MOVIE	Self
2014	Naked Eye MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2014	Éramos Todos Loucos MOVIE	Self
2013	A Farra do Circo MOVIE	Self
2013	Edu Lobo 70 Anos MOVIE	Self
2012	Chico Buarque: Na Carreira MOVIE	Self
2012	Clara MOVIE	Self
2012	The Music According to Tom Jobim MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2012	Aperana Street 52 MOVIE	Self
2012	Meu Caro Amigo Chico MOVIE	Self
2011	Dia Voa MOVIE	Self
2011	Consideração do Poema MOVIE	Self
2010	A Night in 67 MOVIE	Self
2010	Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed MOVIE	Self
2009	Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter Alegria MOVIE	Self
2009	Um Homem de Moral MOVIE	Self
2009	Loki: Arnaldo Baptista MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	Palavra (En)Cantada MOVIE	Self
2008	The Man Who Bottled Clouds MOVIE	Self
2007	Fados MOVIE	Self
2007	Chico Buarque: Carioca – Ao Vivo MOVIE	Self
2007	Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air MOVIE	Self
2007	Vento Bravo MOVIE	Self
2006	O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento MOVIE	Self
2006	Chico Buarque - Palavra-Chave MOVIE	Self
2005	Vinicius de Moraes MOVIE	Self - Singer 'Medo de Amar'
2005	Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Anos Dourados MOVIE	Self
2005	Phono 73: A Country and its Music MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2005	João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2005	Chico Buarque - Meu Caro Amigo MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Uma Palavra MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - À Flor da Pele MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Estação Derradeira MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - O Futebol MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Vai Passar MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Saltimbancos MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Bastidores MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Roda Viva MOVIE	Self
2005	Chico Buarque - Cinema MOVIE	Self
2004	Raízes do Brasil MOVIE	Self
2004	MPB dos Tempos da Repressão MOVIE	Self
2003	Ana Carolina - Estampado MOVIE	Self
2003	Evandro Teixeira: Snapshots of Reality MOVIE	Self
2001	Brazil's Maria Bethânia MOVIE	Self
2001	Water and Salt MOVIE	Amante
2001	Toquinho MOVIE	Self
2000	O Povo Brasileiro TV	Self
2000	Another Country MOVIE	Self
1999	Chico e as Cidades MOVIE	Self
1997	Ed Mort MOVIE	Silva 1
1996	Jorge Amado MOVIE	Self
1995	The Mandarin MOVIE	Noel Rosa
1995	Flamengo: A Century of Passion MOVIE	Self
1994	NeXt TV	Self
1993	Beyond Citizen Kane MOVIE	Self
1991	Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta MOVIE	Julinho da Adelaide
1989	Dias de Euforia MOVIE	Self
1989	Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy MOVIE	Self
1987	Brascuba MOVIE	Self
1986	Criança Esperança TV	Self
1986	Chico & Caetano TV	Self
1985	Nelson de Copo e Alma MOVIE	Self
1980	Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque MOVIE	Self
1980	Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé MOVIE	Self
1980	Grandes Nomes TV	Self
1976	O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro MOVIE	Self
1973	Chico Buarque MPB Especial MOVIE	Self
1972	When Carnaval Comes MOVIE	Paulo
1972	Le Grand Échiquier TV	Self
1970	O Tempo e o Som MOVIE	Self
1967	The Girl from Ipanema MOVIE	Self
	Desconstrução MOVIE	Self
	Chico Buarque - Ginásio da Unicamp, 1987 MOVIE	Self
	Gota D'Água MOVIE	Self

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