Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

2023 26 min

Overview

Delve into the life of Antônio José Santana Martins, known as Tom Zé. Born in Bahia, this scholar of Brazilian music heads to São Paulo to propel a career filled with unusual and hilarious stories. The tropicalist artist revisits memories of his childhood in Irará, shares stories about his fellow tropicalismo movement colleagues, and reveals how his album "Estudando o Samba" won over David Byrne and launched him onto the global stage.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Brazil

Spoken Languages

Portuguese pt

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Cast

Tom Zé

Self

David Byrne

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Bianca Lenti

Director

Guilherme Fernández