Cartola

Cartola

Actor

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 11, 1908

Biography

Angenor de Oliveira, better known as Cartola OMC (Rio de Janeiro, October 11, 1908 – Rio de Janeiro, November 30, 1980), was a Brazilian singer, composer, poet and guitarist. He is considered by several musicians and music critics as the greatest samba player in the history of Brazilian music. Having as its main hits the songs As Rosas não Falam, O Mundo É um Moinho and Alvorada.

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Cartola 1
Cartola 2

Representative Works

Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus
7.0
/ Portuguese
Fala Mangueira!
Fala Mangueira!
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Samba on Your Feet
Samba on Your Feet
6.0
/ English
For All My Life - Cartola
For All My Life - Cartola
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Noitada de Samba
Noitada de Samba
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Álbum de Música
Álbum de Música
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Chega de Demanda
Chega de Demanda
10.0
/ Portuguese
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
8.1
/ Portuguese
Cartola: The Samba Legend
Cartola: The Samba Legend
7.7
/ Portuguese
Ganga Zumba
Ganga Zumba
6.6
/ Portuguese
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
9.0
/ Portuguese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Black Orpheus
1959Nominee

Best Performance

Black Orpheus

Fala Mangueira!
1983Nominee

Best Performance

Fala Mangueira!

Samba on Your Feet
2005Nominee

Best Performance

Samba on Your Feet

Career Highlights

For All My Life - Cartola
2011Highlight

Best Performance

For All My Life - Cartola

Noitada de Samba
1977Highlight

Best Performance

Noitada de Samba

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