Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 18, 1932
Died
Jul 23, 2020
Place of Birth
Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
Credits
39 titles
Sérgio Ricardo
Biography
João Lutfi (18 June 1932 – 23 July 2020), known professionally as Sérgio Ricardo, was a Brazilian actor, musician, playwright and filmmaker, better known for being responsible for the soundtrack of Glauber Rocha's "Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol" ("Black God, White Devil"). Born in a Lebanese-Brazilian family in Marília, São Paulo, and brother to famed director of photography Dib Lutfi, João got his stage name from TV businessmen who wanted to rebrand him as a leading man with an iconic name during his early gigs as an actor. He's maily associated with the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement, but stayed active until 2018. During the Cinema Novo days, Ricardo directed short film "Menino da Calça Branca" (1961) and "Esse Mundo É Meu" (1963), his feature-length debut. Among other notorious works in his career as a filmmaker is "A Noite do Espantalho", which shows Ricardo's talent as a polymath by mixing filmmaking with folk music and other elements of Brazilian popular culture, such as "cordel" literature. Ricardo moved to the Vidigal slum, in Rio de Janeiro, by choice in the 1970s, where he lived until his death in 2020. "Bandeira de Retalhos" (2018), his last film, was adapted by a theatre play also written by him and chronicles the life in 1970s Vidigal.
Known For
Filmography
Sérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
Favela do Papa
Self
O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
Self (voice)
Sérgio Ricardo AKA João Lutfi
Self
Na Rota do Vento
Bandeira de Retalhos
Voz Bipe
Pitanga
Self
Pé Sem Chão
Calabouço 1968 - Um tiro no coração do Brasil
Ele mesmo
Two Rabbits
Capanga do Robério 1
A Night in 67
Self
Milagrez
Self
O Som do Vinil
Self
Depois do Transe
Self
Descobrindo Waltel
Ele mesmo
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self / Interviewee
Enquanto a Tristeza não Vem
Zelão
Dib
Self
O Lado Certo da Vida Errada
Music
Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Carioca (voz cantando)
Parabéns pra Você
Carlinhos
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro
Original Music Composer
Un animal doué de déraison
The Night of the Scarecrow
Story
Vozes do Medo
Original Music Composer
The War of Pelados
Music
Lost Love Juliana
Director
O Tempo e o Som
Self
Viver de Morrer
Music
Antonio das Mortes
Additional Music
Our Lady of Compassion
Music
Entranced Earth
Original Music Composer
Esse Mundo é Meu
Pedro
Black God, White Devil
Music
Pluft, o Fantasminha
Menino da Calça Branca
Pé na Tábua