Personal Info
Birth date
1943-03-03 (82 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as
-Jards Macalé
Biography
Jards Anet da Silva (Rio de Janeiro, March 3, 1943), known as Macalé, is a Brazilian composer, singer and actor, known for his influential role in Brazil's tropicália movement in the 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelson Macalé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
O Nome Dela é Gal
7
Overview:
A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the streets of Salvador, where she became friends with many artists who would be other great names in Brazilian music in the following decades to her 50th career anniversary in 2015.Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius
10
Overview:
Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil's most revered. Participants of the original recording, critics, friends and family of the musicians revisit the creation of this masterpiece. Filmed between Salvador and Rio, the documentary brings together archive footage and exclusive interviews with Maria Bethânia, Dori Caymmi, Russo Passapusso and Nelson Motta. A tribute to a classic that transformed Brazilian music.The Amulet of Ogum
6.2
Overview:
An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an amulet bearing Ogum's blessings. As time goes by, he becomes a valuable member of a mobster's hit-team, but ends up joining a group of people who resist his original employers.Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
8
Overview:
The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, and cinema. He was an active participant in the revolution of Tropicália and marginal art, which changed the course of Brazilian culture in the 1960s and 1970s, until he committed suicide on his 28th birthday.Pitanga
5.6
Overview:
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.Cafi
NYR
Overview:
It portrays the work of Carlos Filho, Cafi, a photographer from Recife, who for more than 40 years has dedicated himself to recording a large part of the events of dance, theater and Brazilian popular music. Recordings, concerts, tours and rehearsals by important artists passed through Cafi's lens.ABC of a Strike
7.6
Overview:
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly-regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987, by which time the material had a new relevance. The gripping film captures the negotiations between the labor unions and the factory bosses and shows the birth of the region’s Worker’s Party, as well as the emergence of its charismatic leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rising from extreme poverty, Lula gained national prominence as a union activist during the late 70s and early 80s. After being jailed during his time as a union leader, he eventually becomes Brazil’s president from 2003 to 2010.Todas as Melodias
NYR
Overview:
"Todas as Melodias" is a sensible journey throught the life and works of one of Brazilian music's biggest artists, Luiz Melodia. Featuring archive footage that goes back to the 1970s, the film presents the musician's cronology from his youth in the neighborhood of Estácio, Rio de Janeiro to his estabilished success.Tent of Miracles
5
Overview:
When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black population in Brazil, he stirs emotions by championing a long-forgotten local writer named Pedro Archanjo, who believed that humanity would be improved only through miscegenation.Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro
NYR
Overview:
At Pedrinho's request, Dona Benta begins to tell the legend of the Minotaur. In the middle of the story, a strange visitor appears on the farm and takes Aunt Natácia to some unknown place. Upon discovering that she was kidnapped by the Minotaur, the whole gang goes on an adventure to try to save Aunt Nastácia. And that's when the fun begins.Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
5.8
Overview:
Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
NYR
Overview:
A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to his suicide at the age of 28.Big Jet
5
Overview:
The boy Francisco spent his days accompanying his father at work, or rather, on the roads. The man is a driver of the imposing Big Jet, a pickup truck used to clean the city's cesspools without basic sanitation. But the boy is more interested in the ideas of his uncle, a libertarian and anarchist artist. As he discovers his first love, Chico realizes the vocation to become a poet.The Demiurge
5.7
Overview:
A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A fable-musical-philosophical-chanchada", Mautner says. He also affirms that the work focuses a lot on the longing for Brazil, on the will that the exiled had to return to their homeland. The idea came from conversations between the musician and his old father, "always talking about the pre-Socratics", he recalls. Glauber Rocha states that "The Demiurge" is the best film "of" and "about" exile.Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil
9
Overview:
A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the first person, his trajectory as a black boy born on the hill until his transformation into one of the greatest artists in the history of MPB. The film also features an unpublished collection made available by Jane Reis, his wife and businesswoman.Dê Lembranças a Todos
7
Overview:
Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi composed, sang, wrote, illustrated and thought about his Bahia, even far from it. His family, partners, friends and fans remember his history, which made him one of the pillars of Brazilian culture.Conceição - Autor Bom é Autor Morto
NYR
Overview:
A group of young people is in a bar to drink, and they are trying to choose a story for the movie they are decided to make, but their characters are not very satisfied with the results of it.Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer
8.5
Overview:
The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and historical context of this composer born in Rio Grande do Sul and author of hits that surpass generations.Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
NYR
Overview:
This film shines a light at the story of Jards Macalé, polemic artist and controversial character of Brazilian culture over the last four decades. Author of songs such as "Vapor Barato" and "Movimento dos Barcos", a partner in crime of poet Waly Salomão, guitar player and songwriter for Gal Costa and Caetano Veloso, actor and author of soundtracks in Nelson Pereira dos Santos' films, a personal friend of visual artists Lygia Clarke and Hélio Oiticica, but, first and foremost, someone who dreams of seeing the word "love" in the Brazilian flag.Beard, Hair & Stache
NYR
Overview:
Afonsinho, Paulo Cézar Caju and Nei Conceição started their careers in the mid-1960s, a time of strong political repression in Brazil. Originally teammates of a celebrated generation of the Botafogo football team superstars, they did not give up their freedom when the military dictatorship decided to take control of the field.The Vampire of the Cinematheque
6
Overview:
As filmmaker Jairo Ferreira shoots his life and friends in Super 8mm he also becomes the vampire of the Cinemateca Brasileira in São Paulo. In O VAMPIRO DA CINEMATECA Ferreira develops a poetic representation of his idea of “inventive cinema” without a plot in the classical sense. Ferreira mixes situations of everyday life in the streets of São Paulo with scenes from classics of film history, which he filmed from television or from a projection with his Super 8 camera. The author as a vampire sucks from various sources – not only in cinema, but also in poetry and music – and creates a portrait of his time.Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show
6.7
Overview:
Documentary about Maria Bethânia, at the very beginning of her career as a singer, when she arrived in Rio da Bahia to replace Nara Leão in the show Opinião. Bethânia's appearance, at that time in southern Rio, was a cultural shock that shook the city. The film also contains scenes of her daily life and meetings with other musicians.O Barato de Iacanga
7.9
Overview:
Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.Cartola: The Samba Legend
7.722
Overview:
Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo
4
Overview:
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Jards Macalé and Jorge Mautner recall important moments during the military dictatorship the befell in Brazil from 1964 to 1985. The film presents the events of the prison, life in exile and the return to the country.Acting
2024Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius as Self
2024Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil as Unknown
2023Macaléia as self
2022Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer as Self
2022Rubens Gerchman: O Rei do Mau Gosto as Self
2021Cafi as Self
2020Todas as Melodias as Self
2020Salve o Prazer! as Self
2019O Barato de Iacanga as Self (archive footage)
2018Dê Lembranças a Todos as Self
2018A Summer in Rildas as Unknown
2017Dunas do Barato as Self
2017Inaudito as Himself
2017Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End as Self (archive footage)
2017O Nome Dela é Gal (4 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2016Pitanga as Self
2016Beard, Hair & Stache as Self
2015Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro as Self
2015Big Jet as Príncipe
2015Um Filme Francês as Unknown
2013Jards as Himself
2013BIS Docs (1 Episode) as Unknown
2011Daquele Instante em Diante as Self (archive footage)
2011Um Sampaio Teimoso as Ele mesmo
2011Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo as Self
2011House 9 as Self
2008Tira Os Óculos E Recolhe O Homem as Unknown
2008Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal as Self
2007O Som do Vinil (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007Conceição - Autor Bom é Autor Morto as Unknown
2007Cartola: The Samba Legend as Unknown
2005A Degola Fatal as Self (archive footage)
2003Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth as Self
2003Abry as (voice)
2001B2 as Unknown
2000Walter Franco Much Everything as Unknown
1992Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália as Self
1990ABC of a Strike as Self
1986Infinita Tropicália as Self
1980Flamengo Paixão as Unknown
1977Tent of Miracles as Pedro Archanjo (jovem)
1976The Vampire of the Cinematheque as Unknown
1974The Amulet of Ogum as Cego Firmino
1972The Demiurge as Unknown
1966Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show as Self
Sound
2007Conceição - Autor Bom é Autor Morto ... Original Music Composer
1987No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes ... Music Consultant
1987Images of the Unconscious ... Music Consultant
1982The Saint and the Star ... Music
1978Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro ... Original Music Composer
1977Tent of Miracles ... Original Music Composer
1974Getúlio Vargas ... Music
1974The Amulet of Ogum ... Original Music Composer
1966Copacabana ... Music