Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento

composer, actor, music department

Milton Nascimento was born on Oct 26, 1942 in Brazil. Milton Nascimento's big-screen debut came with Of Gods and the Undead directed by Ruy Guerra in 1970, strarring Dim Dum. Milton Nascimento is known for Fitzcarraldo directed by Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski stars as Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo' and José Lewgoy as Don Aquilino. Milton Nascimento has got 4 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Milton Nascimento achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie Milton Nascimento plays is O Coronel e o Lobisomem which will be released on Oct 07, 2005.

Milton Nascimento is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Milton was born in Rio DE Janeiro. His mother, Maria Nascimento, was a maid. As a baby, Nascimento was adopted by a couple who were his mother's former employers; Josino Brito Campos, a bank employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer. When he was 18 months old, Nascimento's biological mother died, and he moved with his adoptive parents to the city of Três Pontas, in the state of Minas Gerais. He has toured across the world. Nascimento has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album in 1997.

  • Birthday

    Oct 26, 1942
  • Place of Birth

    Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

Grammy Awards
1998
Best World Music Album
Winner - Grammy
Bogota Film Festival
1987
Best Original Score in a South American Film
Winner - Golden Precolumbian Circle
Chico Rei (1985)
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