- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 22, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jorge Ben Jor
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.…
Filmography
movieHold the press!
2026 · himself (voice)
tvA Nobreza do Amor
2026 · Theme Song Performance
movieMemphis - Echoes of a New World
2025 · Self
movieChic Show
2023 · Self
movieCom a Palavra, Arnaldo Antunes
2018 · Self
movieUm Filme Francês
2015
movieAndré Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music
2015 · Self
movieStraight to the Point
2012
Zeca Apresenta: O Quintal do Pagodinho – Ao vivo
movieZeca Apresenta: O Quintal do Pagodinho – Ao vivo
2012
movieDuetos
2010 · Self
moviePerson
2007 · Self, Music
movieJorge Ben Jor - Energia
2007
movieRacionais MC's - 1000 Trutas, 1000 Tretas
2006 · Himself
movieO Melhor do Acústico MTV
2005 · Self
moviePhono 73: A Country and its Music
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieCasa de Samba
2003 · Self
movieAcústico MTV: Jorge Ben Jor
2002
Coruja
movieCoruja
2001 · Self
Toquinho
movieToquinho
2001 · Self
Multishow Ao Vivo - Brasil
movieMultishow Ao Vivo - Brasil
2001 · Self
movieAcústico MTV: Art Popular
2000 · Self
movieParalamas em Close Up
1998 · Self
movieFlamengo: A Century of Passion
1995 · Self
movieRio's Love Song
1994 · Music
movieBlack Fragments of Samba - Gilberto Gil, Serene Passion
1987 · Self
tvChico & Caetano
1986
tvPartido Alto
1984 · Self
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
moviePirlimpimpim
1982 · Saci Pererê
tvGrandes Nomes
1980 · Self
movieNa Boca do Mundo
1979 · Original Music Composer
Paulo Moura
moviePaulo Moura
1978
tvThe Trapalhões
1977
movieXica
1976 · Original Music Composer
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
movieAs Moças Daquela Hora
1973 · Songs
tvThe Return Of The Rockefeller
1973 · Theme Song Performance
movieUma Nega Chamada Tereza
1970