MUSIC AND ITS HISTORY

CHICO BUARQUE


Not many people know this, but singer, songwriter and writer Chico Buarque has also tried his hand at acting.

In 1965 he recorded his first demo, and composed for the play Morte e Vida Severina - based on João Cabral de Mello Neto’s so-called masterpiece. Back then he was also cast for Prisioneiro do Sonho, soap opera stared by Eva Wilma and John Hebert.

Chico played the part of a young Bossa Nova singer. Due to his success in the soap opera he was invited to perform a concert in Campinas, SP. He was paid thirty dollars that night. It was the first time he made money singing!

In 1967, Chico acted in Garota de Ipanema with Nara Leão, Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, huge names of Brazilian music. In the same year he won third place in TV Globo’s Music Festival, with the song Carolina.