João Gilberto
Known for: Acting
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".
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Grandes Nomes
Self
1980
Film
They Shot the Piano Player
Self (archive audio)
2023
Film
Ritas
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self (archive footage)
2005
Series
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Vinicius de Moraes
Self - Guitar Player "Eu Não Existo Sem Você" (archive footage)
2005
Film
Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Self
1996
Film
João & Antônio
Self
1992
Film
Copacabana Palace
Self
1962
Film
Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
1958
Film
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Film
It's All Brazil
Self
1997
Film
Where Are You, João Gilberto?
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Self (voice)
2020
Film
O Barato de Iacanga
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
Self
2022
Film
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
O Gerente
2011
Film
Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
Self
2008
Film
Brasil
Self
1981
Film
The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova
Self
2026
Film
Isto é Noel Rosa
1990
Film
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
2007
Film
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
Self
2017
Film
João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A
Self
2019
Film
João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
himself
2004