Person

Chico Buarque

Acting · Born 1944-06-19 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

Known for

Filmography

2026Le chemin et la fuiteSongs
2024Nas Ondas de Dorival CaymmiSelf
2024Toquinho MaravilhosoSelf (archive footage)
2023They Shot the Piano PlayerSelf (voice)
2023Jair Rodrigues - Let Them TalkSelf (archive footage)
2023The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2022Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa NovaSelf
2022The Coup d'État FactoryChico Buarque
2022Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou EuSelf (archive footage)
20222022Self
2022Elza & Mané: Amor em Linhas TortasSelf
2022O Canto Livre de Nara LeãoSelf
2021My Uncle JoséOriginal Music Composer
2021AlvoradaSelf
2021Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro OficinaSelf
2020Ney - À Flor da PeleSelf
2020A World Without Beethoven?Self
2020Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o SambaSelf
20191964: Brazil between weapons and booksHimself
2019FevereirosSelf
2019Roda Viva Roda BrasilMusician
2018Chico Buarque: Caravanas – Ao VivoIntérprete
2018O Samba é Meu DomSelf
2018The Great Mystical CircusMusic
2018Semente da Música BrasileiraSelf (archive footage)
2018The TrialSelf
2017Dunas do BaratoSelf (archive footage)
2017FattorusoSelf - Interviewed
2017Eu, Meu Pai e Os CariocasSelf
2017The Man Who Killed John WayneSelf
2016PitangaSelf
2015Chico: Brazilian ArtistSelf
2015Betinho: Hope on the LineSelf
2015Ana Carolina - #AC Ao Vivo
2015Chico Buarque - RomanceSelf
2014O Que Trago do Chumbo - Os 50 Anos do Golpe MilitarMusic
2014O Grande Circo MísticoMusic
2014Naked EyeSelf (archive footage)
2014Éramos Todos LoucosSelf
2013A Farra do CircoSelf
2012Chico Buarque: Na CarreiraSelf
2012Feijoada CompletaOther
2012Clara
2012The Music According to Tom JobimSelf (archive footage)
2012Aperana Street 52Self
2012Meu Caro Amigo ChicoSelf
2011Dia Voa
2011Consideração do Poema
2011Amor em Quatro AtosNovel
2010Os Saltimbancos: O MusicalMusic
2010A Night in 67Self
2010Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the OppressedSelf
2009Seize the DayTheme Song Performance
2009Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter AlegriaSelf
2009Um Homem de MoralSelf
2009Loki: Arnaldo BaptistaSelf (archive footage)
2009BudapesteNovel
2009Palavra (En)CantadaSelf
2008The Man Who Bottled CloudsSelf
2007FadosSelf
2007Chico Buarque: Carioca – Ao VivoSelf
2007Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of AirSelf
2007Vento BravoSelf
2006The Greatest Love of AllOriginal Music Composer
2006O Sol - Caminhando contra o ventoSelf
2006The MachineOriginal Music Composer
2006Chico Buarque - Palavra-ChaveSelf
2005Vinicius de MoraesSelf - Singer 'Medo de Amar'
2005Maria Bethânia: Música é PerfumeSelf
2005Chico Buarque - Anos DouradosSelf
2005Phono 73: A Country and its MusicSelf (archive footage)
2005João do Vale, Muita Gente DesconheceSelf (archive footage)
2005Chico Buarque - Vai PassarSelf
2005Chico Buarque - Uma PalavraSelf
2005Chico Buarque - BastidoresSelf
2005Chico Buarque - À Flor da PeleSelf
2005Chico Buarque - Estação DerradeiraSelf
2005Chico Buarque - Meu Caro AmigoSelf
2005Chico Buarque - CinemaSelf
2005Chico Buarque - O FutebolSelf
2005Chico Buarque - SaltimbancosSelf
2005Chico Buarque - Roda VivaSelf
2004Playing in the DarkMusician
2004Owner of the StoryMusic
2004Raízes do BrasilSelf
2004MPB dos Tempos da RepressãoSelf
2003BenjamimBook
2003Ana Carolina - Estampado
2003Evandro Teixeira: Snapshots of RealitySelf
2002Desejos de MulherTheme Song Performance
2001Brazil's Maria BethâniaSelf
2001Water and SaltAmante
2001ToquinhoSelf
2001Possible LovesSongs
2000O Povo BrasileiroSelf
2000O Sonho de Rose: 10 Anos DepoisOriginal Music Composer
2000Another CountrySelf
2000TurbulenceNovel
1999Chico e as CidadesSelf
1997The Oyster and the WindSongs
1997Four Days in SeptemberMusic
1997Ed MortSilva 1
1996Jorge AmadoSelf
1995The MandarinNoel Rosa
1995Flamengo: A Century of PassionSelf
1994Rio's Love SongMusic
1994NeXtSelf
1993Beyond Citizen KaneSelf
1991Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A VoltaJulinho da Adelaide
1989Dias de EuforiaSelf
1989Chico, or the Country of the Lost DelicacySelf
1987BrascubaSelf
1986Criança EsperançaSelf
1986MalandroWriter
1986Golden YearsMusic
1986Chico & CaetanoSelf
1985Nelson de Copo e AlmaSelf
1984Para Viver Um Grande AmorMusic
1984Lin and KatazanNovel
1983Perdoa-Me Por Me TraíresMusic
1983Sabor de MelTheme Song Performance
1982Linha de MontagemTheme Song Performance
1982Sétimo SentidoTheme Song Performance
1981Os Saltimbancos TrapalhõesWriter
1981Morte e Vida SeverinaMusic
1980Certas Palavras com Chico BuarqueSelf
1980Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de NoéSelf
1980Grandes NomesSelf
1980Bye Bye BrazilMusic
1979República dos AssassinosOriginal Music Composer
1979Como Salvar Meu CasamentoTheme Song Performance
1978Se Segura, Malandro!Songs
1978Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O MinotauroOriginal Music Composer
1978A Noiva da CidadeSongs
1976Dona Flor and Her Two HusbandsOriginal Music Composer
1976Carioca TigreMusic
1976O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de TeatroSelf
1973Joanna FrancesaOriginal Music Composer
1973Chico Buarque MPB EspecialSelf
1973Go To Work You Bum!Songs
1972When Carnaval ComesPaulo
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf
1970Cleo e DanielOriginal Music Composer
1970O Tempo e o SomSelf
1967The Girl from IpanemaSelf
1967O Anjo AssassinoMusic
—Desconstrução
—Chico Buarque - Ginásio da Unicamp, 1987
—Gota D'Água
—The Traveling MusiciansOriginal Story
—Geni and the ZeppelinOriginal Story

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