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João Gilberto

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 10, 1931 (Died at 88)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthJuazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Career Span1958 – 2019
Known Credits31 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.5

João Gilberto

Total Works

31

27 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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".

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
as Self
They Shot the Piano Player
6.6
as Self (archive audio)

Photos & Headshots1

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 31 titles featuring João Gilberto

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
1 eps

as Self

They Shot the Piano Player
6.6

as Self (archive audio)

O Barato de Iacanga
7.8

as Self (archive footage)

Vinicius de Moraes
6.5
Vinicius de Moraes
2005•movie

as Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)

Where Are You, João Gilberto?
6.2

as Self (archive footage)

Copacabana Palace
5.0
Copacabana Palace
1962•movie

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Ritas
8.1
Ritas
2025•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Brasil
7.7
Brasil
1981•movie

as Self

It's Not All True
6.9
It's Not All True
1986•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

It's All Brazil
6.4
It's All Brazil
1997•movie

as Self

Isto é Noel Rosa
6.2
Isto é Noel Rosa
1990•movie
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
7.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
9.0
O Gerente
5.5
O Gerente
2011•movie
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
7.5

as Self

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
9.5
1 eps

as Self (archive footage)

Welles' Language
7.3
Welles' Language
1990•movie

Role: Music

Bahia de Todos os Sambas
8.0

as Self

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
7.0

as Self (voice)

João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
8.0

as himself

Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
7.0

as Self

Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
7.0
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
8.0

as Self

Seara Vermelha
7.0
Seara Vermelha
1964•movie

Role: Songs

João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A

as Self

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

as Self

Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
João & Antônio
João & Antônio
1992•movie

as Self

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

as Self (archive footage)

Grandes Nomes
1 eps
Grandes Nomes
1980•series

as Self