Acting · geboren 1912-12-13 · Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil
Luiz Gonzaga
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (Exu, December 13, 1912 – Recife, August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Also known as the King of Baião, he was considered one of the most complete, important, and creative figures in Brazilian popular music. Singing accompanied by his accordion, zabumba, and triangle (the basic set of baião singers, which he himself defined), he spread the musical culture of the Northeast across the entire country, including genres such as baião, xaxado, xote, and forró pé de serra. His compositions also described the poverty, sorrows, and injustices of his arid homeland, the northeastern sertão. Luiz Gonzaga gained notoriety with the iconic songs "Asa Branca" (1947), "Juazeiro" (1948), and "Baião de Dois" (1950). Adoptive father of the musician Gonzaguinha, Gonzagão influenced other MPB artists such as Geraldo Vandré, Raul Seixas, Gilberto Gil, and Caetano Veloso.
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- Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho (2012) – Self (archive footage)
- Rio, Eu Te Amo (2014) – Music
- O Barato de Iacanga (2019) – Self (archive footage)
- Os Trapalhões (1977)
- Sem Essa, Aranha (1970)
- Dominguinhos (2014) – Self
- Viva o Gordo (1981) – Self
- Danado de Bom (2016) – Self (archive footage)
- Viva São João! (2002) – Self (archive footage)
- A Miss e o Dinossauro (2005) – Himself (archive footage)
- ... E o Mundo Se Diverte (1949)
- Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020) – Self (archive footage)
- O Comprador de Fazendas (1951)
- Luiz Gonzaga - Danado de Bom (2003) – Self - Singer
- Chapéu de Couro (1978)
- Alceu Valença - Na Embolada do Tempo (2019) – Self
- É com Este Que Eu Vou (1948)
- Hoje o Galo Sou Eu! (1957)
- Este Mundo É um Pandeiro (1947)
- Terra Violenta (1949)
- Festa de São João no Interior da Bahia (1977) – Music
- Luiz Gonzaga, o Rei do Baião (1970) – Ele mesmo
- Caterina Valente präsentiert Brasilianische Musik (1979) – Self
- Missa e Vaquejada (1988)
- Belair (2009)
- Grandes Nomes (1980) – Self