Sérgio Mendes
Birthday
1941/02/11
Day of death
2024/09/05 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also know as
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Biography
Sérgio Santos Mendes (born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk.[He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio. Mendes is a unique example of a Brazilian musician primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took...Read more
Acting
(2020) Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
(1989) J'écris dans l'espace
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(2005) Be Cool
as Sergio Mendes
(2011) Rio
as Samba School Director (voice)
(2014) Rio 2
as Street Vendor (voice)
(2008) Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
as Self
(2009) Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
as Self
(2024) Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
as Self
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1966) 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
as Self
(1969) This Is Tom Jones
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1971) The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1975) Numéro un
as Self
(2006) Legends
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self