Trivia

In 1983 Zeca gave his last shows in Lisboa Coliseum and Porto Coliseum.

In 1953 his first child was born, a boy named José Manuel.

In 1955 his second child with Maria Amália was born, a baby girl named Maria Helena.

With Zélia he had to children: a girl and a boy named Joana (b.1965) and Pedro (b.1969).

Meet second wife, Zélia, in 1962.

In 1971 he recorded "Grândola Vila Morena" one of his most famous songs. This song is associated to April 25th 1974, the day that marks the end of Portuguese dictatorship.

In 1969 he recorded "Cantares do Andarilho" in Paris and won the Award of Casa da Imprensa for best album of the year.

In the end of the 60s he was arrested several times by the PIDE, the Portuguese dictatorship police.

In 1964 he went back to Africa, Mozambique, where he became a teacher. After that he returned to Portugal and was expelled from teaching, because he was against the Portuguese dictatorship.

A singer and a composer. He was one of the most important Portuguese singer of the XX century.

Zeca's parents were José Afonso (a judge) and Maria das Dores (teacher of elementary school).

He's the second of three children. Has an older brother named João and a younger sister named Maria.

Unlce of musician João Afonso.