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Nestor Amaral(1913-1962)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Composer, conductor, singer and actor, he was educated in Brazilian public schools and arrived in the US with Carmen Miranda and her group in 1940. He joined ASCAP in 1956, and his chief musical collaborators included Laurindo Almeida, Ray Gilbert, and Johnny Mercer. His popular-music compositions include: "Old Man and the Sea", "Sambiana", and "Sighs".
BornSeptember 16, 1913
DiedFebruary 26, 1962(48)
BornSeptember 16, 1913
DiedFebruary 26, 1962(48)
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Known for

Robert Hutton and Estelita Rodriguez in Tropical Heat Wave (1952)
Tropical Heat Wave
7.8
  • Soundtrack("I Want to Be Kissed")
  • 1952
La course au soleil (1956)
La course au soleil
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Taco", "Triste ranchero")
  • 1956
Robert Benchley, Audrey Long, Phillip Terry, and Ernest Truex in Sérénade américaine (1945)
Sérénade américaine
5.3
  • Samba Band Leader(as Nestor Amaral and His Samba Band)
  • 1945
Rose Hobart (1936)
Rose Hobart
5.6
Short
  • Soundtrack("Corrupção", "Porto Alegre", "Playtime in Brazil")
  • 1936

Credits

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Actor



  • Gunslinger (1961)
    Gunslinger
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Rodriguez
    • 1961
  • Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les filles? (1959)
    Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les filles?
    5.7
    • Nestor Amaral - Orchestra Leader
    • 1959
  • Randolph Scott and Patrice Wymore in La Taverne des révoltés (1953)
    La Taverne des révoltés
    6.0
    • Musician (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Doris Day, Jack Carson, Don DeFore, Janis Paige, and S.Z. Sakall in Romance à Rio (1948)
    Romance à Rio
    7.0
    • Pedro (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, and Teresa Wright in Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie (1946)
    Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie
    8.1
    • Guitar player in Samba band. (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Robert Benchley, Audrey Long, Phillip Terry, and Ernest Truex in Sérénade américaine (1945)
    Sérénade américaine
    5.3
    • Samba Band Leader (as Nestor Amaral and His Samba Band)
    • 1945
  • Les Trois Caballeros (1944)
    Les Trois Caballeros
    6.3
    • 1944
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in Le Port de l'angoisse (1944)
    Le Port de l'angoisse
    7.8
    • Band member with Hoagy Carmichael (uncredited)
    • 1944

Music Department



  • John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)
    Rio Bravo
    8.0
    • musician: guitars (uncredited)
    • 1959

Soundtrack



  • Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les filles? (1959)
    Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les filles?
    5.7
    • writer: "Samba Ya' Ya'" (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Spencer Tracy in Le Vieil Homme et la mer (1958)
    Le Vieil Homme et la mer
    6.9
    • lyrics: "Cancion del Pescador" (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • La course au soleil (1956)
    La course au soleil
    6.4
    • lyrics: "Taco", "Triste ranchero"
    • 1956
  • Randolph Scott and Patrice Wymore in La Taverne des révoltés (1953)
    La Taverne des révoltés
    6.0
    • writer: "Adios, Mi Amor" (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Robert Hutton and Estelita Rodriguez in Tropical Heat Wave (1952)
    Tropical Heat Wave
    7.8
    • writer: "I Want to Be Kissed"
    • 1952
  • Slick Hare (1947)
    Slick Hare
    7.6
    Short
    • writer: "Sambaiana" (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, James Ellison, Alice Faye, and Benny Goodman in Banana split (1943)
    Banana split
    6.6
    • writer: "P'ra Que Discutir", "Diga o Ella" (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Alice Faye, John Payne, and Cobina Wright in Week-end à La Havane (1941)
    Week-end à La Havane
    6.5
    • music: "Rebola a Bola (Embolada)" (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Rose Hobart (1936)
    Rose Hobart
    5.6
    Short
    • performer: "Corrupção", "Porto Alegre", "Playtime in Brazil"
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Nestor Amaral and His Samba Band
  • Born
    • September 16, 1913
    • Brazil
  • Died
    • February 26, 1962
    • Hollywood, California, USA

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    Father of Roy Alan Amaral (born Sept 25, 1950), production designer.

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