Antônio Maria

1921 - 1964

Composer and journalist. He was a leading radio and television professional and one of the most influential chroniclers of his day. Not knowing how to play any instrument, he composed humming. He wrote, with Luis Bonfá, the song Manhã de carnaval for the movie "Orfeu da Conceição", directed by Marcel Camus, who won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Composer and journalist. He was a leading radio and television professional and one of the most influential chroniclers of his day. Not knowing how to play any instrument, he composed humming. He wrote, with Luis Bonfá, the song Manhã de carnaval for the movie "Orfeu da Conceição", directed by Marcel Camus, who won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Birth: Brasil Recife PE, 17/3/1921
Death: Brasil Rio de Janeiro RJ, 15/10/1964

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