Sérgio Ricardo
João Lutfi (18 June 1932 – 23 July 2020), known professionally as Sérgio Ricardo, was a Brazilian actor, musician, playwright and filmmaker, better known for being responsible for the soundtrack of Glauber Rocha's "Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol" ("Black God, White Devil"). Born in a Lebanese-Brazilian family in Marília, São Paulo, and brother to famed director of photography Dib Lutfi, João got his stage name from TV businessmen who wanted to rebrand him as a leading man with an iconic name during his early gigs as an actor. He's maily associated with the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement, but stayed active until 2018. During the Cinema Novo days, Ricardo directed short film "Menino da Calça Branca" (1961) and "Esse Mundo É Meu" (1963), his feature-length debut. Among other notorious works in his career as a filmmaker is "A Noite do Espantalho", which shows Ricardo's talent as a polymath by mixing filmmaking with folk music and other elements of Brazilian popular culture, such as "cordel" literature. Ricardo moved to the Vidigal slum, in Rio de Janeiro, by choice in the 1970s, where he lived until his death in 2020. "Bandeira de Retalhos" (2018), his last film, was adapted by a theatre play also written by him and chronicles the life in 1970s Vidigal.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 18, 1932Deathday
July 23, 2020Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
39Place of birth
Marília, São Paulo, BrazilCast credits
Favela do Papa
SelfUn animal doué de déraison
Esse Mundo é Meu
Pedro2 Rabbits
Capanga do Robério 1Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Self / IntervieweeA Night in 67
SelfDepois do Transe
SelfPé Sem Chão
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
SelfCalabouço 1968 - Um tiro no coração do Brasil
Ele mesmoSérgio Ricardo: Uma Outra História do Cinema Novo
Pluft, o Fantasminha
Milagrez
SelfEnquanto a Tristeza não Vem
Dib
SelfPara Viver Um Grande Amor
Carioca (voz cantando)Pitanga
SelfDescobrindo Waltel
Ele mesmoO Tempo e o Som
SelfCrew credits
The Night of the Scarecrow
Story, Original Music Composer, Director, ScreenplayEsse Mundo é Meu
Director, Music, Screenplay, ProducerJuliana do Amor Perdido
Director, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerPé Sem Chão
Director, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerEntranced Earth
Original Music ComposerOur Lady Of Compassion
MusicBlack God, White Devil
MusicA Guerra dos Pelados
MusicVozes do Medo
Original Music ComposerUn animal doué de déraison
MusicViver de Morrer
MusicBandeira de Retalhos
Screenplay, Director, Original Music ComposerAntonio das Mortes
Additional MusicZelão
Director, Writer, Music