Caetano Veloso

Composer

Born: August 7, 1942 (83 years old)

Place of birth: Santo Amaro, Brazil

Biography

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (7 August 1942), better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since.

Filmography (56)

• Viramundo (1965, ★ 8.6)
• Talk to Her (2002, ★ 7.6)
• Brasil (1981, ★ 7.5)
• Os Doces Bárbaros (1977, ★ 7.7)
• Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio (2012, ★ 7.5)
• Axé: Music of a People (2017, ★ 7.9)
• Fevereiros (2019, ★ 7.4)
• Chico: Brazilian Artist (2015, ★ 7.8)
• Ritas (2025, ★ 8.3)
• Rock Brasília - Era de Ouro (2011, ★ 7.3)
• 1964: Brazil between weapons and books (2019, ★ 7.4)
• The Trapalhões (1977, ★ 7.9)
• Romance (2008, ★ 7.4)
• Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003, ★ 7.8)
• The Dare (1965, ★ 7.7)
• Saint Bernard (1972, ★ 7.4)
• Anos Rebeldes (1992, ★ 8.1)
• Vinicius de Moraes (2005, ★ 6.2)
• Loki: Arnaldo Baptista (2009, ★ 6.8)
• Tabu (1983, ★ 6.5)
• Tropicália (2012, ★ 7.1)
• A Night in 67 (2010, ★ 6.9)
• They Shot the Piano Player (2023, ★ 6.5)
• Barão Vermelho: Por que a gente é assim? (2017, ★ 6.4)
• The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012, ★ 7)
• Fados (2007, ★ 7)
• Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra (2007, ★ 6.9)
• Narcissus Off Duty (2020, ★ 6.9)
• Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This (2007, ★ 7)
• Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring (1967, ★ 6.6)