José Mário Branco | |
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Born | José Mário Monteiro Guedes Branco 25 May 1942 |
Died | 19 November 2019
Lisbon, Portugal | (aged 77)
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Years active | 1963–2019 |
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José Mário Branco (25 May 1942 – 19 November 2019) was a Portuguese singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer.
José Mário Branco was born in Porto, the son of primary school teachers, and became politically involved in the early 1960s. This political activity during the dictatorship in Portugal and his opposition to the colonial war led him to seek exile in France in 1963. [1] There he would eventually meet and collaborate with musicians such as Sérgio Godinho and Zeca Afonso, whose records he produced and recorded at the Château d'Hérouville studios.
After the 1974 revolution Branco returned to Portugal and was the founder of the music ensemble GAC – Grupo de Acção Cultural. He composed a number of music scores for theatre plays.
Branco died of a stroke on 19 November 2019 at the age of 77. [2]
José Mário Branco | |
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![]() Branco in 2011 | |
Born | José Mário Monteiro Guedes Branco 25 May 1942 |
Died | 19 November 2019
Lisbon, Portugal | (aged 77)
Occupations |
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Years active | 1963–2019 |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) |
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José Mário Branco (25 May 1942 – 19 November 2019) was a Portuguese singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer.
José Mário Branco was born in Porto, the son of primary school teachers, and became politically involved in the early 1960s. This political activity during the dictatorship in Portugal and his opposition to the colonial war led him to seek exile in France in 1963. [1] There he would eventually meet and collaborate with musicians such as Sérgio Godinho and Zeca Afonso, whose records he produced and recorded at the Château d'Hérouville studios.
After the 1974 revolution Branco returned to Portugal and was the founder of the music ensemble GAC – Grupo de Acção Cultural. He composed a number of music scores for theatre plays.
Branco died of a stroke on 19 November 2019 at the age of 77. [2]