Nelson Sargento

Known for

Acting

Born

July 25, 1924

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died

May 27, 2021 (aged 96)

Biography

Nelson Sargento OMC (Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 1924 – Rio de Janeiro, May 27, 2021), artistic name of Nelson Mattos, was a Brazilian composer, singer, researcher of Brazilian popular music, visual artist, actor, and writer.

Best known work

Orfeu

1999

Presença de Anita

2001

Midnight

1998

Cartola: The Samba Legend

2007

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho

2022

Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

2001

The Passenger: Adult Secrets

2006

Memória em Verde e Rosa

2016

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar

2021

Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje

2004

Filmography

2022
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
as Self
2020
Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba
as Ele próprio (Nelson Sargento)
2020
Porfírio do Amaral: A Verdade Sobre o Samba
as Self
2016
Memória em Verde e Rosa
2013
Mário Lago
as Self
2008
Samba Social Clube - Vol. 1
as Intérprete
2007
O Som do VinilTV
as Self (1 episode)
2007
Cidade do Samba
as Self
2007
Cartola: The Samba Legend
2007
Atabaque Nzinga
2006
The Passenger: Adult Secrets
as Mecânico
2005
Samba no Trem
as Self
2004
Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje
as Self
2003
Casa de Samba
as Self
2001
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
as Self
2001
Presença de AnitaTV
as João (16 episodes)
1999
Orfeu
as Roda de Samba, Music
1998
Midnight
as Vovô
1997
Nelson Sargento
as Self
1987
Black Fragments of Samba - Cariocas, The City Musicians
as Self