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Jorge Ben Jor

Jorge Ben Jor

Actor · Born 1942-03-22 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Biography

Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. His hits include "Chove Chuva", "Mas, que Nada!", "Ive Brussel" and "Balança Pema", and have been interpreted by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, Soulfly and Marisa Monte. Ben's broad-minded and original approach to samba led him through participation in some of Brazilian popular music's most important musical movements, such as bossa nova, Jovem Guarda, and Tropicália, with the latter period defined by his albums Jorge Ben (1969) and Fôrça Bruta (1970). He has been called "the father of samba rock", by Billboard magazine. According to American music critic Robert Christgau, Ben and his contemporary Gilberto Gil were "always ready to go further out on a beat than the other samba/bossa geniuses". Born Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes in Rio de Janeiro, he first took the stage name Jorge Ben after his mother's name (Sílvia S…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Trapalhões (1977)
  2. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  3. Person (2007) — Self
  4. Com a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes (2018) — Self
  5. Partido Alto (1984) — Self
  6. Chic Show (2023) — Self
  7. Racionais MC's - 1000 Trutas, 1000 Tretas (2006) — Himself
  8. Acústico MTV: Jorge Ben Jor (2002)
  9. Pirlimpimpim (1982) — Saci Pererê
  10. Jorge Ben Jor - Energia (2007)
  11. Um Filme Francês (2015)
  12. Uma Nega Chamada Tereza (1970)
  13. Memphis - Echoes of a New World (2025) — Self
  14. O Melhor do Acústico MTV (2005) — Self
  15. Coruja (2001) — Self
  16. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
  17. Paulo Moura (1978)
  18. Phono 73: A Country and its Music (2005) — Self (archive footage)
  19. Zeca Apresenta: O Quintal do Pagodinho – Ao vivo (2012)
  20. Toquinho (2001) — Self
  21. Flamengo: A Century of Passion (1995) — Self
  22. Casa de Samba (2003) — Self
  23. Black Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion (1987) — Self
  24. André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music (2015) — Self
  25. Duetos (2010) — Self
  26. Paralamas em Close Up (1998) — Self
  27. Acústico MTV: Art Popular (2000) — Self
  28. Multishow Ao Vivo - Brasil (2001) — Self
  29. Hold the press! (2026) — himself (voice)
  30. Straight to the Point (2012)
  31. Chico & Caetano (1986)
  32. Grandes Nomes (1980) — Self