Casquinha da Portela
Biography
Otto Enrique Trepte, better known as Casquinha da Portela (Rio de Janeiro, December 1, 1922 – Rio de Janeiro, October 2, 2018), was a Brazilian singer and composer. He was part of the composers' wing of Portela.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Self
A film that depicts the everyday life and the beauty of Portela’s Old Folk – a group of veteran samba musicians who belong to one of Rio’s most revered samba schools, the one with the most first places and accolades in Rio’s Carnaval pageant. These old gentelmen’s and ladies’ musicality and poetry are unveiled through their simple, but rich and meaningful, every day life in Oswaldo Cruz, a quaint neighborhood in Rio’s North Zone, that serves both as set and as a main character in this story.
Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Self
The life and work of the late samba singer-songwriter Candeia.
Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Self
The history of Partido-Alto, a musical subgenre derived from Samba, with roots in the batucada of Bahia.