
Hermeto Pascoal
Acting
Biography
Hermeto Pascoal OMC (Arapiraca, June 22, 1936 – Rio de Janeiro, September 13, 2025) was a Brazilian composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist.
Born: June 22, 1936
Place of Birth: Olho d'Água das Flores, Alagoas, Brazil
Known For

Hermeto, the Champ
Photographs present Hermeto Paschoal in the middle of the instruments he plays in the studio in his house. The rehearsals where the sounds are discovered and improvisation sets the tone. Hermeto's testimonies on the self-taught construction of his theoretical knowledge about music and his political position on the market. The musicians who are part of his band talk about the joint process of creation and the admiration they feel for the multi-instrumentalist. The creation of Hermetus from the sounds of bees and next to the frods. The use of unusual objects made of iron and the use of the body itself to generate new sounds.

Jair Rodrigues - Let Them Talk
Jair Rodrigues, the portrait of an artist from a Brazil so close and yet so distant.

O Barato de Iacanga
Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

Dominguinhos
Through rare and precious footages and gigs with great artists such as Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Hermeto Pascoal, Djavan, Nara Leao, Luiz Gonzaga, among many others, "Dominguinhos" reveals this genius of Brazilian music, creator of a deeply authentic, universal and contemporary work. The film values the sensory cinematic experience, a journey driven by Dominguinhos his own.

Janela da Alma
Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.

Hermeto Pascoal - Musicien de la Nature

Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira

Crisálida

The Water Eyed Boy
As a toddler, Hermeto Pascoal made a flute from a pumpkin stalk so he could make music with the birds. His love of the sounds of nature has remained with him throughout his life. They play a major role in the music of the famous Brazilian composer, bandleader, conductor and multi-instrumentalist – known in Brazil as ‘the sorcerer.’

O Som do Vinil
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