Heitor Villa-Lobos
Sound·March 5, 1887·† November 17, 1959 — 72 years old
Heitor Villa-Lobos (Rio de Janeiro, March 5, 1887 – Rio de Janeiro, November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, pianist and guitarist, described as "the most significant creative figure in 20th century in Brazilian classical music", and becoming the best-known South American composer of all time.
Known For
Green Mansions
1959·5.7
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966·6.9
South of the Border with Disney
1942·8.4
Clay
1942·5.8
The Discovery of Brazil
1937·7.4
Reformatory of the Depraved
1978·4.8
Swain
1950·7.0
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005·7.3
João and the Knife
1972·6.5
Villa-Lobos - O Índio de Casaca
1987·9.0
Diário da Província
1978·7.0
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1974·9.0
Filmography · 27
2026A Carta de HelenaSongs2024Curitiba: Labirinto UrbanoMusic2023Villa-Lobos em ParisOriginal Music Composer2023Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the AcadémieOriginal Music Composer2022Planeta AmazôniaMusic Arranger2022Sting, Daniel Hope & Freunde in Berlin Mit Golda Schultz, Bruce Liu u.v.m.Original Music Composer2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf (archive footage)2019The Little Dominos Jingle BellsMusic2017RegressoMusic2015Andrea Bacchetti in ConcertOriginal Music Composer2014Copland, BernsteinOriginal Music Composer2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf (archive footage)1987Villa-Lobos - O Índio de CasacaSelf (archive footage)1983The Flower of PainMusic1978Diário da ProvínciaMusic1978Reformatory of the DepravedOriginal Music Composer1976Cajaíba - Lição das Coisas - O Fazendeiro do ArMusic1974Mestiça, a Escrava IndomávelMusic1972João and the KnifeMusic1966Amazonas, AmazonasOriginal Music Composer1964Retrato de Villa-LobosEle mesmo (arquivo)1959Green MansionsOriginal Music Composer · Music1950SwainMusic1943Dois artistas nacionais - Portinari e Villa LobosSelf1942South of the Border with DisneySelf1942ClayMusic1937The Discovery of BrazilMusic