Chico Buarque

Personal Info

Birthday

June 19, 1944

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda

Chico Buarque

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

Water and Salt

When Carnaval Comes

The Mandarin

Ed Mort

Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta

The Coup d'État Factory

Chico Buarque: Caravanas – Ao Vivo

Filmography

2024
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
as Self
Toquinho Maravilhoso
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Coup d'État Factory
as Chico Buarque
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Alvorada
as Self
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
as Self
2020
Ney - À Flor da Pele
as Self
A World Without Beethoven?
as Self
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
as Self
2019
Fevereiros
as Self
2018
Chico Buarque: Caravanas – Ao Vivo
as Intérprete
O Samba é Meu Dom
as Self
Semente da Música Brasileira
as Self (archive footage)
The Trial
as Self
2017
Fattoruso
as Self - Interviewed
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
as Self
The Man Who Killed John Wayne
as Self
2016
Pitanga
as Self
2015
Chico: Brazilian Artist
as Self
Betinho: Hope on the Line
as Self
Chico Buarque - Romance
as Self
2014
Naked Eye
as Self (archive footage)
Éramos Todos Loucos
as Self
2013
A Farra do Circo
as Self
2012
Chico Buarque: Na Carreira
as Self
Music According to Tom Jobim
as Self (archive footage)
Aperana Street 52
as Self
Meu Caro Amigo Chico
as Self
2010
A Night in 67
as Self
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
as Self
2009
Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter Alegria
as Self
Um Homem de Moral
as Self
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
as Self (archive footage)
Palavra (En)Cantada
as Self
2008
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
as Self
2007
Fados
as Self
Chico Buarque: Carioca – Ao Vivo
as Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
as Self
Vento Bravo
as Self
2006
O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento
as Self
Chico Buarque - Palavra-Chave
as Self
2005
Vinicius de Moraes
as Self - Singer 'Medo de Amar'
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
as Self
Chico Buarque - Anos Dourados
as Self
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
as Self (archive footage)
João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece
as Self (archive footage)
Chico Buarque - Saltimbancos
as Self
Chico Buarque - Bastidores
as Self
Chico Buarque - Uma Palavra
as Self
Chico Buarque - Cinema
as Self
Chico Buarque - À Flor da Pele
as Self
Chico Buarque - Meu Caro Amigo
as Self
Chico Buarque - Estação Derradeira
as Self
Chico Buarque - Vai Passar
as Self
Chico Buarque - Roda Viva
as Self
Chico Buarque - O Futebol
as Self
2004
Raízes do Brasil
as Self
MPB dos Tempos da Repressão
as Self
2003
Evandro Teixeira: Snapshots of Reality
as Self
2001
Brazil's Maria Bethânia
as Self
Water and Salt
as Amante
Toquinho
as Self
2000
Another Country
as Self
1999
Chico e as Cidades
as Self
1997
Ed Mort
as Silva 1
1996
Jorge Amado
as Self
1995
The Mandarin
as Noel Rosa
Flamengo: A Century of Passion
as Self
1993
Beyond Citizen Kane
as Self
1991
Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta
as Julinho da Adelaide
1989
Dias de Euforia
as Self
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
as Self
1987
Brascuba
as Self
1985
Nelson de Copo e Alma
as Self
1980
Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
as Self
Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
as Self
1973
Chico Buarque MPB Especial
as Self
1972
When Carnaval Comes
as Paulo
1970
O Tempo e o Som
as Self
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
as Self