Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-10-29 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Also Known As

Nelson Motta

Biography

Nelson Cândido Motta Filho ORB (São Paulo, October 29, 1944) is a Brazilian journalist, composer, writer, screenwriter, music producer, playwright, and lyricist.

Known For

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

Dzi Croquettes

Dzi Croquettes

Cartola: The Samba Legend

Cartola: The Samba Legend

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

Acting

Éramos Todos Loucos

2014

Éramos Todos Loucos

as

Self

Álbum de Música

1974

Álbum de Música

as

Self

Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista

1993

Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista

as

Self

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

2009

Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

as

Self

The Secret of the Mummy

1982

The Secret of the Mummy

as

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

2023

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

as

Self

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

2005

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

as

Self

Dzi Croquettes

2009

Dzi Croquettes

as

Self

Caro Francis

2010

Caro Francis

as

O Bom Marido

1978

O Bom Marido

as

Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust

2012

Jorge Mautner: Son of the Holocaust

as

Self (archive footage)

Serguei - The Last Psychedelic

2017

Serguei - The Last Psychedelic

as

Ele mesmo

Gabeira

2017

Gabeira

as

Self

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

2017

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

as

Self

Rock in Rio 30 Anos

2015

Rock in Rio 30 Anos

as

Self

Cartola: The Samba Legend

2007

Cartola: The Samba Legend

as

Chocante

2017

Chocante

as

Himself

Agamenon: The Film

2012

Agamenon: The Film

as

Self

A Night in 67

2010

A Night in 67

as

Self

Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema

2018

Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema

as

Self

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

2015

André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

as

Self

O Som Alucinante

1971

O Som Alucinante

as

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

2009

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

as

Self

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

2012

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

as

Self

Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

2024

Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

as

Self

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

2024

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

as

Self

Viva Marília

2025

Viva Marília

as

Self (archive footage)

Rei da Noite

Rei da Noite

as

Erasmo 80

2021

Erasmo 80

as

Self (archive footage)

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

2008

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

as

Self

Tributo: Boni

2024

Tributo: Boni

as

Self

BIS Docs

BIS Docs

as

Paraíso Tropical

Paraíso Tropical

as

Self

O Nome Dela é Gal

O Nome Dela é Gal

as

Self

Que História é Essa, Porchat?

Que História é Essa, Porchat?

as

Self

Celebridade

Celebridade

as

Self

Por Toda Minha Vida

Por Toda Minha Vida

as

Self

Assim na Terra Como no Céu

Assim na Terra Como no Céu

as

amigo de Renatão

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão

as

Self

101 Songs that Moved Brazil

101 Songs that Moved Brazil

as

Host

Production

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Flerte Fatal 87/88

1987

Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho: Flerte Fatal 87/88

as

Crew

Chico & Caetano

Chico & Caetano

as

101 Songs that Moved Brazil

101 Songs that Moved Brazil

as

Directing

Vale Tudo Com Tim Maia

2022

Vale Tudo Com Tim Maia

as

Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo

1989

Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo

as

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

1989

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy

as

Vale Tudo com Tim Maia

Vale Tudo com Tim Maia

as