Birthday: 7 August 1942, Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil
Birth Name: Caetano Emanuel Viana Telles Veloso
Caetano Veloso was born on August 7, 1942 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil as Caetano Emanuel Viana Telles Veloso. He is known for his work on Nacho Libre (2006), Velho Chico (2016) and Moonlight (2016). He was previously married to Paula Lavigne and Dedé Gadelha.
My role is to change people's minds.
My role is to change people's minds.
The status of popular Brazilian music in a worldwide perspective changed when bossa nova reached the...Show more »
The status of popular Brazilian music in a worldwide perspective changed when bossa nova reached the world through the United States. That was in the early 60s. The film Orfeu Negro (1959) had a lot to do with that, although it was not a good film - in Brazil we don't like that one. But the music was fantastic, and for most foreigners it was the first encounter with bossa nova. Show less «
