- Born
- Birth nameCaetano Emanuel Viana Telles Veloso
- Nicknames
- The Father of Tropicália
- The Bob Dylan of Brazil
- Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship that took power in 1964. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Veloso has won nine Latin Grammy Awards and two Grammy Awards. On November 14, 2012, Veloso was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpousesPaula Lavigne(1986 - December 7, 2004) (divorced, 2 children)Paula Lavigne(1986 - 2004) (2 children)Andréa Gadelha(1967 - 1986) (divorced, 2 children)Idelzuite 'Dedé' Gadelha(1967 - 1986) (2 children)
- ChildrenTomZecaMorenoJúlia
- ParentsClaudionor Viana Teles Velloso 'Dona Canô'José Teles Velloso
- Good friend of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Veloso appears briefly in Almodóvar's Parle avec elle (2002).
- He's a great fan of Federico Fellini. He even recorded songs in Italian and an entire album of Fellini-related material in homage to him. Veloso has said repeatedly that La strada (1954) was a primary influence on his life and work.
- In 2004 he released his first CD all in English: "A Foreign Sound".
- Caetano worked in some soundtracks for movies like for Pedro Almodóvar's movie "Hable con ella" (2002).
- Caetano Veloso is one of Brazilian biggest names of MPB (Música Popular Brasileira - Brazilian Popular Music).
- 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.
- My role is to change people's minds.
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