Osvaldo Moles | |
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Born | Santos, São Paulo | 14 March 1913
Died | 14 May 1967 São Paulo | (aged 54)
Occupation | Journalist |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Spouse | Anita Ramos |
Osvaldo Moles (14 March 1913 – 14 May 1967) was a Brazilian journalist, and radio announcer. He made important contributions the Brazilian radio, journalism, literature, and cinema. [1]
Born in Santos in 1913, Moles soon moved with his parents to São Paulo. His ancestors were Italian immigrants. He had a great relationship with the family of his wife, Anita Ramos.
He met the modernists and began his journalistic career at the Diário Nacional. Influenced by the ethnographic travels of Mário de Andrade, he traveled through the northeast and lived in Salvador, Bahia. Back in São Paulo, he wrote for Correio Paulistano.
In 1937, he participated in the foundation of PRG-2 Rádio Tupi in São Paulo and in 1941, at the invitation of Octávio Gabus Mendes, he started to work at PRB-9 Rádio Record, where he met Adoniran Barbosa. In the 1940s, the São Paulo press gave him the nickname "the millionaire creator of programs" to Moles and "the millionaire creator of types" to Barbosa. Together they wrote many songs texts, for example Tiro ao Álvaro and Joga a chave. [2]
He died in 1967 by commuting suicide and the press silenced the fact; [3] [4] Several rumors that say he was in debt or had problems with alcoholism, which is not true. Being a backstage figure, although well known at the time, the silence of the press contributed to his work being ostracized until today. [5] [6]
Osvaldo Moles | |
---|---|
Born | Santos, São Paulo | 14 March 1913
Died | 14 May 1967 São Paulo | (aged 54)
Occupation | Journalist |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Spouse | Anita Ramos |
Osvaldo Moles (14 March 1913 – 14 May 1967) was a Brazilian journalist, and radio announcer. He made important contributions the Brazilian radio, journalism, literature, and cinema. [1]
Born in Santos in 1913, Moles soon moved with his parents to São Paulo. His ancestors were Italian immigrants. He had a great relationship with the family of his wife, Anita Ramos.
He met the modernists and began his journalistic career at the Diário Nacional. Influenced by the ethnographic travels of Mário de Andrade, he traveled through the northeast and lived in Salvador, Bahia. Back in São Paulo, he wrote for Correio Paulistano.
In 1937, he participated in the foundation of PRG-2 Rádio Tupi in São Paulo and in 1941, at the invitation of Octávio Gabus Mendes, he started to work at PRB-9 Rádio Record, where he met Adoniran Barbosa. In the 1940s, the São Paulo press gave him the nickname "the millionaire creator of programs" to Moles and "the millionaire creator of types" to Barbosa. Together they wrote many songs texts, for example Tiro ao Álvaro and Joga a chave. [2]
He died in 1967 by commuting suicide and the press silenced the fact; [3] [4] Several rumors that say he was in debt or had problems with alcoholism, which is not true. Being a backstage figure, although well known at the time, the silence of the press contributed to his work being ostracized until today. [5] [6]