João Gilberto

Actor

Born: June 10, 1931
Died: July 6, 2019 (age 88)
From: Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil

João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".

Filmography (24)

The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova (2026)
Self
Ritas (2025)
Self (archive footage)
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi (2024)
Self (archive footage)
They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
Self (archive audio)
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus (2023)
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova (2022)
Self
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020)
Self (voice)
O Barato de Iacanga (2019)
Self (archive footage)
João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A (2019)
Self
Where Are You, João Gilberto? (2018)
Self (archive footage)
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017)
Self
O Gerente (2011)
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world (2008)
Self
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo (2007)
Vinicius de Moraes (2005)
Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005)
Self (archive footage)
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo (2004)
himself
It's All Brazil (1997)
Self
Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996)
Self
João & Antônio (1992)
Self
Isto é Noel Rosa (1990)
Brasil (1981)
Self
Copacabana Palace (1962)
Self
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta (1958)