João do Vale
Biography
João Batista do Vale, better known as João do Vale (Pedreiras, October 11, 1934 — São Luís, December 6, 1996), was a Brazilian musician, singer and composer. From humble origins, João has always loved music. In 1947, he moved to São Luís. In 1964, he debuted as a singer. His main compositions are: Carcará, in partnership with José Cândido and immortalized in the interpretation of Maria Bethânia, Peba na pepper, with Adelino Rivera, and Pisa na fulô, with Ernesto Pires and Silveira Júnior.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
Nara Leão revolutionized Brazilian music, broke prejudices, confronted the military dictatorship, opened paths for women. All this without changing the tone of her voice.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the landscape and created fertile soil for a generation of artists and sportsmen.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular culture. This wealth in music, poems, theater and novels has been created over the last 50 years and in this film Chico Buarque converses about his memories, shows, daily life, work methods, creative process, in summary all his trajectory. The musician’s search for his German brother, whom he never got to meet, serves as one of the axis for the narrative.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Self
Passively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in 1960s Brazil, a journalist enters a personal crisis, aggravated by his affair with an industrialist's wife, who doesn't want to leave her home because of her son.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture.