1949Nominee
Best Performance
Luar do Sertão
Tonico
Actor · Producer · Writer
São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil
March 2, 1917
Biography
João Salvador Perez, better known as Tonico (São Manuel, March 2, 1917 – São Paulo, August 13, 1994). He died at the age of 77, after falling down the stairs of the building where he lived. Tonico & Tinoco was a Brazilian country duo, considered one of the most important duos in the history of Brazilian music. In their 64-year career, Tonico and Tinoco made almost 1,000 recordings, divided into 83 discs. The duo is one of the sales record holders in Brazil and, according to different sources, their total sales vary between 20 million and 50 million records. The duo performed around 40,000 performances in their entire career.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1963Winner
Best Performance
Lá no Meu Sertão
1985Nominee
Best Performance
That Damned Meat
Career Highlights
1971Highlight
Best Performance
A Marca da Ferradura
1971Highlight
Best Performance
Luar do Sertão