Vicente Celestino Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Vicente Celestino
Writing
Biography
Antônio Vicente Filipe Celestino (12 September 1894 – 23 August 1968) was a Brazilian singer, composer and actor of Italian descent. Celestino was born in Rio de Janeiro, in the district of Santa Teresa, on 12 September 1894, although his birthdate was registered as 22 September. Son of Giuseppe Celestino and Serafina Gammaro, Italian immigrants from Calabria, he had eleven siblings. Five of them also became singers and one became an actor (Amadeu Celestino). From a humble background, Celestino worked since he was eight as a shoemaker, fishmonger, and newsboy. A fan of Enrico Caruso, Celestino started singing for acquaintances, at parties, beer halls, revues and serenades. He made his professional debut singing the waltz Flor do Mal at Teatro São José; his first album was released in 1915 by Odeon (Casa Edison), selling thousands of copies. A tenor, Celestino toured across Brazil and recorded 137 78 RPM discs, ten compacts and 31 LPs. Celestino married movie director Gilda de Abreu, who has directed him in two films: O Ébrio (1946) and Coração Materno (1951), named after and featuring his songs. Celestino died on 23 August, 1968, in São Paulo.
Filmography Movies
Acting
The Drunkard
A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.
Canção de Amor
Portrays the life of Vicente Celestino, a singer and composer of Brazilian popular music, who died in 1968. It shows his childhood in Rio de Janeiro, his professional debut at the Teatro São José, his first record, Flor do Mal, his participation as an actor in the Cia. Leopoldo Fróes, the gold record that was offered to him by the people, the numerous operettas and sacred plays in which he worked, his marriage to Gilda de Abreu, and original scenes from the films O Ébrio and Coração Materno, where he acted as both actor and singer.
Coração Materno
As a baby, Carlos was abandoned in the church at the feet of Holy Mary, raised by the priest, and consecrated to her. As a child, he falls in love with the daughter of the Commander, the local landowner, who is already promised to the son of a ruined count.
Production
The Drunkard
A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.
Coração Materno
As a baby, Carlos was abandoned in the church at the feet of Holy Mary, raised by the priest, and consecrated to her. As a child, he falls in love with the daughter of the Commander, the local landowner, who is already promised to the son of a ruined count.
Coração Materno
As a baby, Carlos was abandoned in the church at the feet of Holy Mary, raised by the priest, and consecrated to her. As a child, he falls in love with the daughter of the Commander, the local landowner, who is already promised to the son of a ruined count.
The Drunkard
A good-hearted man, betrayed by his wife and friends, fakes his death and takes up a new identity, as a nameless, wandering drunkard.
Gallery
