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Chico Buarque

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateJun 19, 1944 (82 years old)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Career Span1967 – Present (60 yrs)
Known Credits145 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Chico Buarque

Also known as:Francisco Buarque de Hollanda
Total Works

145

131 movies • 14 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda OMC • ComIH, better known as Chico Buarque (Rio de Janeiro, June 19, 1944), is a Brazilian singer, composer, guitarist, playwright, writer and actor. He is considered by many critics to be the greatest living artist in Brazilian music. His discography includes approximately eighty works, including solo albums, in partnership with other musicians and compacts.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
6.8
Role: Original Music Composer
Four Days in September
7.5
Role: Music
Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
7.1
Role: Writer
Bye Bye Brazil
6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
1980•movie
Role: Music

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 145 titles featuring Chico Buarque

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
6.8

Role: Original Music Composer

Four Days in September
7.5

Role: Music

Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
7.1

Role: Writer

Bye Bye Brazil
6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
1980•movie

Role: Music

Rio, I Love You
4.8
Rio, I Love You
2014•movie

Role: Music

The Great Mystical Circus
4.4

Role: Music

They Shot the Piano Player
6.6

as Self (voice)

The Trial
7.5
The Trial
2018•movie

as Self

Beyond Citizen Kane
7.8

as Self

Owner of the Story
6.4
Owner of the Story
2004•movie

Role: Music

Possible Loves
5.9
Possible Loves
2001•movie

Role: Songs

The Machine
7.3
The Machine
2006•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Budapeste
5.0
Budapeste
2009•movie

Role: Novel

The Oyster and the Wind
6.6

Role: Songs

Vinicius de Moraes
6.5
Vinicius de Moraes
2005•movie

as Self - Singer 'Medo de Amar'

Chico: Brazilian Artist
7.8

as Self

Fados
7.0
Fados
2007•movie

as Self

Seize the Day
5.9
Seize the Day
2009•series

Role: Theme Song Performance

A Night in 67
7.0
A Night in 67
2010•movie

as Self

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
6.8

as Self (archive footage)

Ed Mort
5.3
Ed Mort
1997•movie

as Silva 1

Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres
5.7

Role: Music

Go to Work You Bum!
4.6

Role: Songs

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
6.9

as Self

Malandro
7.0
Malandro
1986•movie

Role: Writer

Linha de Montagem
7.4
Linha de Montagem
1982•movie

Role: Theme Song Performance

Benjamim
5.2
Benjamim
2003•movie

Role: Book

Joanna Francesa
4.5
Joanna Francesa
1973•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

República dos Assassinos
5.0

Role: Original Music Composer

When Carnaval Comes
6.1

as Paulo

Fevereiros
7.4
Fevereiros
2019•movie

as Self

The Greatest Love of All
5.9

Role: Original Music Composer

1964: Brazil between weapons and books
6.6

as Himself

Rio's Love Song
6.1
Rio's Love Song
1994•movie

Role: Music

Playing in the Dark
6.7

Role: Musician

Golden Years
6.8
Golden Years
1986•series

Role: Music

The Girl from Ipanema
6.3

as Self

The Music According to Tom Jobim
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta
5.4

as Julinho da Adelaide

Alvorada
7.0
Alvorada
2021•movie

as Self

Morte e Vida Severina
8.6

Role: Music

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
7.7

as Self

Palavra (En)Cantada
6.7

as Self

Para Viver Um Grande Amor
6.3

Role: Writer

Sétimo Sentido
9.0
Sétimo Sentido
1982•series

Role: Theme Song Performance

Water and Salt
5.2
Water and Salt
2001•movie

as Amante

Pitanga
5.6
Pitanga
2016•movie

as Self

Turbulence
6.4
Turbulence
2000•movie

Role: Novel

O Sonho de Rose: 10 Anos Depois
6.6

Role: Original Music Composer

Cleo e Daniel
4.2
Cleo e Daniel
1970•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

The Mandarin
4.8
The Mandarin
1995•movie

as Noel Rosa

Raízes do Brasil
7.5
Raízes do Brasil
2004•movie

as Self

The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
9.0
Aperana Street 52
5.2
Aperana Street 52
2012•movie

as Self

A World Without Beethoven?
7.2

as Self

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
7.5

as Self

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
9.5
4 eps

as Self

Se Segura, Malandro!
4.5

Role: Songs

Desejos de Mulher
7.5
Desejos de Mulher
2002•series

Role: Theme Song Performance

The Coup d'État Factory
8.3

as Chico Buarque

Another Country
7.7
Another Country
2000•movie

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier
8.0
1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972•series

as Self

My Uncle José
7.0
My Uncle José
2021•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
9.5

as Self (archive footage)

Ana Carolina - Estampado
5.2
Chico e as Cidades
10.0
Chico e as Cidades
1999•movie

as Self

Chico Buarque - Anos Dourados
10.0

as Self

Chico Buarque - Saltimbancos
10.0

as Self

Chico Buarque: Carioca – Ao Vivo
8.5

as Self

The Man Who Killed John Wayne
7.5

as Self

Evandro Teixeira: Snapshots of Reality
8.0

as Self

A Farra do Circo
9.0
A Farra do Circo
2013•movie

as Self

Dunas do Barato
5.5
Dunas do Barato
2017•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Sabor de Mel
7.0
Sabor de Mel
1983•series

Role: Theme Song Performance

O Tempo e o Som
10.0
O Tempo e o Som
1970•movie

as Self

Consideração do Poema
9.0
Ana Carolina - #AC Ao Vivo
8.0
Chico Buarque - Roda Viva
7.0

as Self

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
10.0

as Self

Um Homem de Moral
7.0
Um Homem de Moral
2009•movie

as Self

Chico Buarque: Caravanas – Ao Vivo
10.0

as Intérprete

O Samba é Meu Dom
10.0
O Samba é Meu Dom
2018•movie

as Self

Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
8.0

as Self

Chico Buarque: Na Carreira
10.0

as Self

Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
7.0

as Self

Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
7.0

as Self

Brascuba
7.0
Brascuba
1987•movie

as Self

Clara
7.0
Clara
2012•movie
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
5.0

as Self

Naked Eye
6.0
Naked Eye
2014•movie

as Self (archive footage)

2022
6.0
8 eps
2022
2022•series

as Self

O Povo Brasileiro
10.0
10 eps
O Povo Brasileiro
2000•series

as Self

Elza & Mané: Amor em Linhas Tortas
6.0
4 eps

as Self

Carioca Tigre
9.0
Carioca Tigre
1976•movie

Role: Music

A Noiva da Cidade
8.0
A Noiva da Cidade
1978•movie

Role: Songs

O Anjo Assassino
9.0
O Anjo Assassino
1967•movie

Role: Music

Lin and Katazan
5.0
Lin and Katazan
1984•movie

Role: Novel

Amor em Quatro Atos
8.0
Amor em Quatro Atos
2011•series

Role: Novel

Dia Voa
Dia Voa
2011•movie
Nelson de Copo e Alma

as Self

Fattoruso
Fattoruso
2017•movie

as Self - Interviewed

Betinho: Hope on the Line

as Self

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

as Self

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

as Self (archive footage)

Chico Buarque - Meu Caro Amigo

as Self

Chico Buarque - Uma Palavra

as Self

Chico Buarque - Vai Passar

as Self

Chico Buarque - À Flor da Pele

as Self

Chico Buarque - Estação Derradeira

as Self

Chico Buarque - Bastidores

as Self

Chico Buarque - Romance

as Self

Chico Buarque - O Futebol

as Self

Chico Buarque - Cinema

as Self

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

as Self

MPB dos Tempos da Repressão

as Self

João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece

as Self (archive footage)

Chico Buarque - Palavra-Chave

as Self

Brazil's Maria Bethânia

as Self

O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento

as Self

Meu Caro Amigo Chico

as Self

Flamengo: A Century of Passion

as Self

Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter Alegria

as Self

Semente da Música Brasileira

as Self (archive footage)

Chico Buarque MPB Especial

as Self

Vento Bravo
Vento Bravo
2007•movie

as Self

Ney - À Flor da Pele

as Self

Éramos Todos Loucos

as Self

Toquinho Maravilhoso

as Self (archive footage)

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

as Self

Dias de Euforia
Dias de Euforia
1989•movie

as Self

Chico Buarque - Ginásio da Unicamp, 1987
Gota D'Água
Edu Lobo 70 Anos
Edu Lobo 70 Anos
2013•movie
Chico Buarque: Que Tal Um Samba?

as Voz e Violão

Chico & Caetano
9 eps
Chico & Caetano
1986•series

as Self

Criança Esperança
1 eps
Criança Esperança
1986•series

as Self

Grandes Nomes
1 eps
Grandes Nomes
1980•series

as Self

Feijoada Completa
Feijoada Completa
2012•movie

Role: Other

O Grande Circo Místico

Role: Music

Os Saltimbancos: O Musical

Role: Music

Roda Viva Roda Brasil

Role: Musician

The Traveling Musicians

Role: Original Story

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro

Role: Original Music Composer

Le chemin et la fuite

Role: Songs