Cast & creator
Chico Buarque
Best known for Le Grand Échiquier, Seize the Day, Desejos de Mulher
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda OMC • ComIH, better known as Chico Buarque (Rio de Janeiro, June 19, 1944), is a Brazilian singer, composer, guitarist, playwright, writer and actor. He is considered by many critics to be the greatest living artist in Brazilian music. His discography includes approximately eighty works, including solo albums, in partnership with other musicians and compacts.
Also known as: Francisco Buarque de Hollanda
151
film credits
16
television credits
106
1967–2026 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (167)
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Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Seize the Day
Theme Song Performance
2009
Desejos de Mulher
Theme Song Performance
2002
Sétimo Sentido
Theme Song Performance
1982Como Salvar Meu Casamento
Theme Song Performance
1979
Sabor de Mel
Theme Song Performance
1983
Golden Years
Music
1986
Criança Esperança
Self
1986NeXt
Self
1994
Grandes Nomes
Self
1980
They Shot the Piano Player
Self (voice)
2023
Amor em Quatro Atos
Novel
2011
Elza & Mané: Amor em Linhas Tortas
Self
2022
Rio, I Love You
Music
2014
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Self
2022
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Original Music Composer
1976
Possible Loves
Songs
2001
2022
Self
2022
Feijoada Completa
Other
2012
Four Days in September
Music
1997
Chico & Caetano
Self
1986
The Great Mystical Circus
Music
2018The Great Mystical Circus
Original Music Composer
2018
Dia Voa
2011
Clara
2012
My Uncle José
Original Music Composer
2021
The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
2023
Owner of the Story
Music
2004
Ana Carolina - #AC Ao Vivo
2015O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
Self
1976O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
Theatre Play
1976
O Povo Brasileiro
Self
2000
Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta
Julinho da Adelaide
1991Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta
Music
1991
Playing in the Dark
Musician
2004
Chico Buarque: Que Tal Um Samba?
Voz e Violão
2023
Toquinho Maravilhoso
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Greatest Love of All
Original Music Composer
2006
A World Without Beethoven?
Self
2020
Phono 73: A Country and its Music
Self (archive footage)
2005
A Farra do Circo
Self
2013
Carioca Tigre
Music
1976
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
Self
2022
Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu
Self (archive footage)
2022
Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
Self
2017
Evandro Teixeira: Snapshots of Reality
Self
2003
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
2008
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Music
1984Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Writer
1984
Vento Bravo
Self
2007
The Oyster and the Wind
Songs
1997
Rio's Love Song
Music
1994
Cleo e Daniel
Original Music Composer
1970
The Coup d'État Factory
Chico Buarque
2022
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
Self
2024
Chico e as Cidades
Self
1999
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
Self
2007
Fevereiros
Self
2019
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro
Original Music Composer
1978
Roberta Sá - Pra Se Ter Alegria
Self
2009
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
Self
2005
When Carnaval Comes
Paulo
1972When Carnaval Comes
Music
1972When Carnaval Comes
Story
1972When Carnaval Comes
Original Music Composer
1972
Nelson de Copo e Alma
Self
1985
Brascuba
Self
1987
A Noiva da Cidade
Songs
1978
Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres
Music
1983
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Self (archive footage)
2012
Fattoruso
Self - Interviewed
2017
Bye Bye Brazil
Music
1980
The Traveling Musicians
Original Story
A Night in 67
Self
2010Desconstrução
O Sol - Caminhando Contra o Vento
Self
2006
Chico: Brazilian Artist
Self
2015
The Man Who Killed John Wayne
Self
2017Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
Self
1980
Water and Salt
Amante
2001
Um Homem de Moral
Self
2009
João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece
Self (archive footage)
2005
Brazil's Maria Bethânia
Self
2001
MPB dos Tempos da Repressão
Self
2004
Chico Buarque: Na Carreira
Self
2012Chico Buarque: Na Carreira
Music
2012Chico Buarque: Na Carreira
Scenario Writer
2012Geni and the Zeppelin
Original Story
The Machine
Original Music Composer
2006
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
Self
1989
O Tempo e o Som
Self
1970
Morte e Vida Severina
Music
1981
O Anjo Assassino
Music
1967
Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
Self
1980Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
Screenplay
1980
The Girl from Ipanema
Self
1967
Betinho: Hope on the Line
Self
2015
Ney - À Flor da Pele
Self
2020
Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
Writer
1981Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões
Music
1981
Semente da Música Brasileira
Self (archive footage)
2018
Edu Lobo 70 Anos
2013
Beyond Citizen Kane
Self
1993
Dunas do Barato
Self (archive footage)
2017
Os Saltimbancos: O Musical
Music
2010Os Saltimbancos: O Musical
Writer
2010
O Samba é Meu Dom
Self
2018
Ed Mort
Silva 1
1997
Pitanga
Self
2016
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
Self
2020
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
Himself
2019
O Sonho de Rose: 10 Anos Depois
Original Music Composer
2000
Vinicius de Moraes
Self - Singer 'Medo de Amar'
2005
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
Self
2010
Chico Buarque: Carioca – Ao Vivo
Self
2007
Flamengo: A Century of Passion
Self
1995
Chico Buarque MPB Especial
Self
1973
Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
Self (archive footage)
2023
Ana Carolina - Estampado
2003
Malandro
Writer
1986Malandro
Music
1986
Chico Buarque: Caravanas – Ao Vivo
Intérprete
2018
Budapeste
Novel
2009
Se Segura, Malandro!
Songs
1978
Desire Machine: 60 Years of Teatro Oficina
Self
2021
Fados
Self
2007
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self (archive footage)
2009
Raízes do Brasil
Self
2004
The Trial
Self
2018
Benjamim
Book
2003
Lin and Katazan
Novel
1984
República dos Assassinos
Original Music Composer
1979
Consideração do Poema
2011
Aperana Street 52
Self
2012
Chico Buarque - À Flor da Pele
Self
2005
Dias de Euforia
Self
1989
Roda Viva Roda Brasil
Musician
2019
Chico Buarque - Meu Caro Amigo
Self
2005
Linha de Montagem
Theme Song Performance
1982
Chico Buarque - Palavra-Chave
Self
2006
Chico Buarque - Estação Derradeira
Self
2005
The Mandarin
Noel Rosa
1995
Éramos Todos Loucos
Self
2014
Alvorada
Self
2021
Palavra (En)Cantada
Self
2009
Naked Eye
Self (archive footage)
2014
Chico Buarque - Vai Passar
Self
2005Toquinho
Self
2001
Go to Work You Bum!
Songs
1973
Turbulence
Novel
2000Jorge Amado
Self
1996
O Grande Circo Místico
Music
2014
Chico Buarque - Anos Dourados
Self
2005
Meu Caro Amigo Chico
Self
2012
Chico Buarque - Cinema
Self
2005
Chico Buarque - Uma Palavra
Self
2005O Que Trago do Chumbo - Os 50 Anos do Golpe Militar
Music
2014
Chico Buarque - Romance
Self
2015
Joanna Francesa
Original Music Composer
1973
Chico Buarque - O Futebol
Self
2005
Chico Buarque - Roda Viva
Self
2005
Another Country
Self
2000
Le chemin et la fuite
Songs
2026
Chico Buarque - Ginásio da Unicamp, 1987
Chico Buarque - Saltimbancos
Self
2005
Chico Buarque - Bastidores
Self
2005