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

Atabaque Nzinga

2007

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

2021

as Self

Cartola: The Samba Legend

2007

Nelson Sargento

1997

as Self

The Passenger: Adult Secrets

2006

as Mecânico

Midnight

1998

as Vovô

Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje

2004

as Self

Orfeu

1999

as Roda de Samba

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho

2022

as Self (archive footage)

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Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

2001

as Self

Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1

2008

as Intérprete

Cidade do Samba

2007

as Self

Mário Lago

2013

as Self

Samba no Trem

2005

as Self

Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba

2020

as Self

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Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba

2020

as Ele próprio (Nelson Sargento)

Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians

1987

as Self

Casa de Samba

2003

as Self

Memória em Verde e Rosa

2016