Nelson Sargento

1924-07-25 – 2021-05-27 (age 96) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

Memória em Verde e Rosa

2016

Orfeu

1999

as Roda de Samba

The Passenger: Adult Secrets

2006

as Mecânico

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Midnight

1998

as Vovô

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

2021

as Self

Cidade do Samba

2007

as Self

Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje

2004

as Self

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Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

2001

as Self

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Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba

2020

as Ele próprio (Nelson Sargento)

Casa de Samba

2003

as Self

Mário Lago

2013

as Self

Atabaque Nzinga

2007

Samba no Trem

2005

as Self

Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1

2008

as Intérprete

Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba

2020

as Self

Nelson Sargento

1997

as Self

Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians

1987

as Self

Cartola: The Samba Legend

2007