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Nana Vasconcelos(1944-2016)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Nana Vasconcelos was born on 2 August 1944 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a composer and actor, known for Down by Law (1986), Quase Dois Irmãos (2004) and Midnight (1998). He was married to Patrícia Vasconcelos. He died on 9 March 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
BornAugust 2, 1944
DiedMarch 9, 2016(71)
BornAugust 2, 1944
DiedMarch 9, 2016(71)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)
Down by Law
7.6
  • Music Department(percussion)
  • 1986
Caco Ciocler and Flavio Bauraqui in Quase Dois Irmãos (2004)
Quase Dois Irmãos
6.9
  • Composer
  • 2004
Fernanda Torres in Midnight (1998)
Midnight
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1998
Entre Paredes (2005)
Entre Paredes
6.5
Short
  • Composer
  • 2005

Credits

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Composer

  • Fritz
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2010
  • A Descoberta do Mel (2009)
    A Descoberta do Mel
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Living in the Slums (2008)
    Living in the Slums
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • Children of the Amazon (2008)
    Children of the Amazon
    7.7
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 2008
  • Nzinga (2007)
    Nzinga
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Entre Paredes (2005)
    Entre Paredes
    6.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Caco Ciocler and Flavio Bauraqui in Quase Dois Irmãos (2004)
    Quase Dois Irmãos
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Espelho d'Água: Uma Viagem no Rio São Francisco (2004)
    Espelho d'Água: Uma Viagem no Rio São Francisco
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Juro que Vi (2003)
    Juro que Vi
    8.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 2003–2010
  • Gilberto Gil in Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Mensageiro Entre Dois Mundos (2000)
    Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Mensageiro Entre Dois Mundos
    7.8
    • Composer (as Naná Vasconcelos)
    • 2000
  • Confidências do Rio das Mortes
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Fernanda Torres in Midnight (1998)
    Midnight
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • O Sertão das Memórias (1996)
    O Sertão das Memórias
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1996
  • Yemanján tyttäret (1995)
    Yemanján tyttäret
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Jim Jarmusch and Samuel Fuller in Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
    Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1994

Music Department

  • O Curupira
    6.6
    Short
    • musician: percussion
    • 2005
  • Marcio Cavalcante in Porque Te Amo (2002)
    Porque Te Amo
    8.3
    Short
    • musician
    • 2002
  • The West (1996)
    The West
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • additional music
    • 1996
  • Fishing with John (1991)
    Fishing with John
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • musician: percussion
    • 1991
  • Rae Dawn Chong and Robert Davi in Amazon (1990)
    Amazon
    5.6
    • music performed by
    • 1990
  • Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)
    Down by Law
    7.6
    • musician: percussion
    • 1986
  • Lucho Graves and Chelín Díaz in Sirenata en B (1984)
    Sirenata en B
    Short
    • additional music
    • 1984
  • La Cecilia (1975)
    La Cecilia
    7.2
    • music performer: berimbau
    • 1975
  • Pindorama (1970)
    Pindorama
    6.1
    • musician: percussion
    • 1970

Actor

  • Blues metropolitano (1985)
    Blues metropolitano
    4.8
    • Nana Vasconcelos
    • 1985
  • Pat Metheny Group: Are You Going with Me?
    Music Video
    • Nana Vasconcelos
    • 1982
  • The Castaways of Turtle Island (1976)
    The Castaways of Turtle Island
    6.2
    • Le musicien brésilien (as Nana Vasconcellos)
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Nana Vasconcellos
  • Born
    • August 2, 1944
    • Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  • Died
    • March 9, 2016
    • Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Patrícia Vasconcelos? - March 9, 2016 (his death)
  • Other works
    Album: "Bush Dance" (Antilles Records)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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