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Nelson Motta

Composer, Actor, Writer, Producer, Director

October 29, 1944 (81 years)
Nelson Cândido Motta Filho ORB (São Paulo, October 29, 1944) is a Brazilian journalist, composer, writer, screenwriter, music producer, playwright, and lyricist.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
    Elis & Tom: It Had to be You2024
  • Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
    Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy2021

Known For

  • Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
    Elis & Tom: It Had to be You2024
  • Siren's Song
    Siren's Song4 episodes
  • Armação Ilimitada
    Armação Ilimitada4 seasons
  • Vale Tudo com Tim Maia
    Vale Tudo com Tim Maia3 episodes
  • Cartola: The Samba Legend
    Cartola: The Samba Legend2007
  • Next in Line
    Next in Line8 episodes
  • Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
    Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy1989
  • The Rich Are Something Else
    The Rich Are Something Else1977
  • 101 Songs that Moved Brazil
    101 Songs that Moved Brazil1 season

Filmography

2025
Os Afro-sambas: O Brasil de Baden e Vinícius · as Self
2025
Viva Marília · as Self (archive Footage)
2023
Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi · as Self
2022
Elis and Tom · as SelfOn Plex
2022
Nara Leão's Free Song · as Self
2021
Erasmo 80 · as Self (archive Footage)
2020
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy · as Self - JournalistOn Plex
2020
Jorge Mautner - Kaos In Action · as Self (2020)
2019
Que História É Essa, Porchat? · as Self
2019
Tudo pela Música: Os 20 Anos da Deck · as Self
2018
Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema · as Self
2017
Gabeira · as Self
2017
Chocante · as Himself
2017
O Nome Dela é Gal · as Self
2015
Rock in Rio 30 anos · as Self
2014
Cássia Eller · as Self
2014
Éramos Todos Loucos · as Self
2013
Beyond Ipanema · as Self
2012
Encontro com Patrícia Poeta · as Self
2012
Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio · as Self
2012
Jorge Mautner: O Filho do Holocausto · as Self (archive Footage)
2012
Agamenon: The Film · as Self
2011
Insensato Coração · as Self
2010
Uma Noite em 67 · as Self
2009
Dzi Croquettes · as Self
2009
Simonal: Ninguém Sabe o Duro que Dei · as Self
2008
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista · as Self
2007
Tropical Paradise · as Self
2006
Por Toda Minha Vida · as Self
2006
Por Toda Minha Vida: Elis Regina · as Self
2005
Coisa Mais Linda: Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova · as Self
2003
Celebrity · as Self
2003
Glauber: O Filme, Labirinto do Brasil · as Self
1989
Domingão do Faustão · as Self (pre-Recorded Video)
1986
Roda Viva · as Self
1974
Álbum de Música · as Self
1973
Fantástico · as Self

2006
If I Were You · as Composer
2001
The Inheritance · as Composer
1983
Garota Dourada · as Composer
1975
O Casal · as Original Music Composer

2021
Armandinho Muito Mais Que O Azul De Zanzibar · as Nelson Mota
2020
101 Canções · as Host
2017
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2016
Serguei O Psicodelico · as Ele Mesmo
2010
Caro Francis
2007
Cartola, the Samba Legend
2005
Mandrake · as Cast
1992
Anos Rebeldes · as Nelson
1982
The Secret of the Mummy
1978
O Bom Marido

2025
Viva Marília
2022
Elis and Tom · as ScreenplayOn Plex
2020
101 Canções
2013
O Canto da Sereia · as Novel
2012
O Brado Retumbante
1986
Chico & Caetano · as Screenplay
1985
Areias Escaldantes

2020
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy · as Executive ProducerOn Plex

2022
Vale Tudo com Tim Maia
1989
Chico ou o País da Delicadeza Perdida

2021
The Search of Self and Silence · as Lyricist
2016
A Arte Existe Porque a Vida Não Basta · as Screenwriter
1985
Armação Ilimitada · as Creator
1977
The Rich Are Something Else · as Story
Spring of the Dragon · as Book