Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Santo Amaro, Brazil
August 7, 1942

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.

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Caetano Veloso 1

Representative Works

Queer
Queer
6.5
/ English
Samba Riachão
Samba Riachão
7.0
/ Portuguese
Talk to Her
Talk to Her
7.6
/ Spanish
Eros
Eros
5.7
/ English
Wandering Heart
Wandering Heart
4.5
/ Portuguese
Tropicália
Tropicália
7.1
/ Portuguese
New Wave
New Wave
5.8
/ Portuguese
Amigo Arrigo
Amigo Arrigo
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Orlamundo
Orlamundo
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Lady on the Bus
Lady on the Bus
5.5
/ Portuguese
Contestação
Contestação
7.5
/ Portuguese
Ritas
Ritas
8.1
/ Portuguese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Queer
2024Nominee

Best Performance

Queer

Samba Riachão
2001Nominee

Best Performance

Samba Riachão

Talk to Her
2002Winner

Best Performance

Talk to Her

Career Highlights

Eros
2004Highlight

Best Performance

Eros

Wandering Heart
2009Highlight

Best Performance

Wandering Heart

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