Baden Powell(1937-2000)

Composer
Actor
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Baden Powell was born on 6 August 1937 in Varre-e-Sai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a composer and actor, known for Closer (2004), Eat Pray Love (2010) and The Ice Storm (1997). He was married to Silvia. He died on 26 September 2000 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Known for

Closer

7.1

Soundtrack("Samba da Bencao")

2004

Eat Pray Love

5.9

Soundtrack("Samba Da Bençáo")

2010

The Ice Storm

7.3

Soundtrack("Samba Triste")

1997

A Man and a Woman

7.5

Soundtrack("Samba Saravah")

1966

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Composer

Esperando itinerario
Short
- Composer
- 1997
TransAtlantique
6.9
- Composer
- 1983
Dichter Forum Graz
Short
- Composer
- 1975
Um Edifício Chamado 200
5.2
- Composer
- 1973
Rodovia Belém - Brasília
Short
- Composer
- 1973
A Vingança Dos Doze
6.0
- Composer
- 1970
The Lion Has Seven Heads
6.3
- Composer
- 1970
Saravah
7.4
- Composer
- 1969
Androides Inc.
Short
- Composer
- 1969
Hung Up
4.2
- Composer
- 1969
Mar Corrente
3.1
- Composer
- 1967
Présence du passé
TV Series
- Composer
- 1967
Um Morto ao Telefone
- Composer
- 1964

Actor

Music Department

Personal details

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Born
- August 6, 1937
- Varre-e-Sai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died
- September 26, 2000
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(pneumonia and health problems related to diabetes)
Spouse
- Silvia? - September 26, 2000 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Album: "Solitude on Guitar" (Columbia).

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Trivia
His song "Samba da Bênção" was featured in a 1966 hit romantic drama by French film director Claude Lelouch Un Homme et une Femme (1966). Some of his best-loved songs included "Berimbau", which he composed with famed Rio de Janeiro poet Vinicius de Moraes, and "Apelo" and "Deixa".

Quotes
"I didn't keep track of my recordings because I was having so much fun playing the music. Who has time to count albums?" - from his 1999 biography O Violão Vadio de Baden Powell (The Sweet Guitar of Baden Powell)