Aloísio de Oliveira

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Aloísio de Oliveira
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Aloísio or Aloysio de Oliveira (December 30, 1914 – February 4, 1995), also known as Louis Oliveira, was a Brazilian record producer, singer, actor and composer.

Tom Jobim.[3][4]

Biography

Aloísio graduated in dentistry, but never practiced this profession. From an early age, he had a strong relationship with music. In 1929, Aloísio joined

Bando da Lua band and already in 1931 the group recorded their first album 78 rpm, in which he sang one of the two tracks, samba
Tá de Mona.

Carmen Miranda and the members of the musical group Bando da Lua (from left to right: Zé Carioca, Vadico, Nestor Amaral, Afonso, Stenio and Aloísio de Oliveira).

Later, in 1939, he traveled to the United States with his group to accompany

Zé Carioca), narrating documentaries and like cartoon voice actor (the lines in Portuguese of Captain Hook in Peter Pan are written by him).[5]

In Saludos Amigos, he sang "Aquarela do Brasil" (Ary Barroso). In The Three Caballeros, he took part as actor and also to the soundtrack. In addition, he directed the Bando da Lua in its new phase, from 1949 until its end, six years later, with the death of Carmen Miranda in August 1955.

After Miranda's death, Aloísio returned to Brazil, where he worked as artistic director of

Universal Music), remaining there for eight months. In 1963 he married Sylvia Telles, singer launched by him and who produced albums, and founded his own record label: Elenco, specializing in high artistic quality discs.[6]

Aloísio launched several artists in solo albums, as

Tom Jobim, as Dindi
, Só Tinha de Ser com Você, Inútil Paisagem, Eu Preciso de Você, among others.

In 1968, when the "Elenco" was extinguished, Aloísio went back to the US, where he produced Brazilian artists discs at

RCA Victor and Som Livre
. Eleven years later, in 1983, he published the memoir "De Banda pra Lua" (Editora Record).

Personal life

Aloísio married for the first time in 1944, with an American, Nora, who worked as a secretary at

Disney Company, with whom he had an only daughter, Luise. His second marriage was with another American, Nikky Walker. In 1963, he married the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles, launched by him. He married later with Cyva singer (Quarteto em Cy), and also maintained a brief romance with Carmen Miranda in the late 1930s and early 1940s. About his relationship with singer, Aloísio said in an interview to Jornal do Brasil in 1988: "We were very young at the time, but then we were great friends until the end of her life."[8] His last marriage was to Margot Brito, and lasted until his death in 1995.[9]

Death

Aloísio de Oliveira died on February 4, 1995, in Los Angeles, where he had lived the last years of life, from lung cancer at the Hospital Saint Joseph Medical Center where he had been admitted for treatment since November 1994.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Note
1935 Estudantes Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
Allô, Allô, Brasil! Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
1936
Alô Alô Carnaval
 Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
1939 Banana da Terra Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
1940 Down Argentine Way Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
1941 That Night in Rio Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
Week-End in Havana Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
1942 Springtime in the Rockies Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
Saludos Amigos Voice: "Aquarela do Brasil"
1944 The Three Caballeros Associated Supervisor / choreographer: live action sequences
1950 Nancy Goes to Rio Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
Cinderella Grand Duke Voice: Brazilian version
1953 Scared Stiff Himself (
Bando da Lua
)
Peter Pan captain Hook Voice: Brazilian version
1955 Lady and the Tramp Tramp Voice: Brazilian version
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Collie Voice: Brazilian version
1963 The Sword in the Stone narrator Voice: Brazilian version
1973 Robin Hood The Rooster Voice: Brazilian version
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Tigger Voice: Brazilian version
1995 Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business Himself

References

  1. ^ "Biografia no Cravo Albin". dicionariompb.com.br. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bando da Lua: RESUMO BIOGRÁFICO". collectors.com.br/. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Criações de Tom Jobim com Aloysio de Oliveira". Rádio Cultura FM 103,3. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "Memórias de Aloysio, o homem com boa Lua". millarch.org/. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Zé Carioca era paulista". guiadoestudante.com/. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. Isto É. Archived from the original
    on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Aloísio de Oliveira: Artist Biography by Alvaro Neder". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. Revista Veja. March 1, 1995. Archived from the original
    on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  9. ^ (Jornal do Brasil. March 29, 1988, Caderno B, page 08.) "Eu queria ser Fred Astaire." Tárik de Souza
  10. ^ Viúva de Aloísio diz que estava abalada. Jornal do Brasil, February 22, 1995; page 7.

Bibliography

Oliveira, Aloysio. De banda pra lua (in

OCLC 10183935
.

External links
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