Biography
Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. He is considered by his fans a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba school, and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer. He appeared in the critically acclaimed film City of God as Mané Galinha, and then played Pelé Dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics.
Awards & recognition
- CCXP Awards
- Cinema Brazil Grand Prize — Best Actor
Filmography21 titles
City of God
Anderson Spider Silva
Brotherhood
Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within
How To Be a Carioca
Marighella
Pele: Birth of a Legend
Brave Woman
The Best Mother in the World
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
September Mornings
Executive Order
Abe
City of God: 10 Years Later
The House of Sand
Asteroid City
Blue Carbon
The Escapist
State of Fear
Elipsis
Carmo, Hit the Road