Dulce Nunes

Dulce Nunes
Birth name	Dulce Pinto Bressane
Born	(1929-06-11)June 11, 1929 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	June 4, 2020(2020-06-04) (aged 90) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	MPB
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1964–1968
Labels	CBS Records International, Forma

Dulce Pinto Bressane (11 June 1929 – 4 June 2020), known professionally as Dulce Nunes or Dulce Bressane, was a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter of the genre MPB.

Career

As a singer-songwriter, Nunes released three studio albums between 1964 and 1968, one of them alongside Carlos Lyra.[1][2][3] She also collaborated as special guest in several albums by her then husband Egberto Gismonti.[4]

Outside her musical career, Nunes also ventured into cinema, acting in four Feature films between 1949 and 1967.[5][6]

Nunes was also an architect and owned Bressane Arquitetura & Interiores, an architecture firm in Rio de Janeiro.[7]

Personal life and death

Nunes was married two times. First to pianist Bené Nunes, which union ended in 1965. Later, she wed fellow musician Egberto Gismonti between 1968 and 1976.[8]

On 4 June 2020, Nunes died from complications of COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, at age 90, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Album details
1964	Pobre Menina Rica[1] (With Carlos Lyra)	Label: CBS Records International Format: Vinyl
1966	Dulce[2]	Label: Forma Format: Vinyl
1968	Samba do Escritor[3]	Label: Forma Format: Vinyl

Filmography

Cinema

Year	Title	Notes
1949	A Mulher de Longe
1950	Morning Star
1950	O noivo de Minha Mulher
1967	The ABC of Love	Segment O Pacto

References

1. "Pobre Menina Rica". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
2. "Dulce". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
3. "A Poesia de Caymmi na voz de Carlos José". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
4. "Dulce Nunes". Instituto Memorial Música Brasileira. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
5. "Dulce Nunes". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
6. "Dulce Bressane". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
7. "CORONAVÍRUS MATA CANTORA DULCE NUNES, DE POBRE MENINA RICA". O Fuxico. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
8. "Vítima da COVID-19, morre Dulce Nunes, cantora que marcou anos 1960". Portal UAI. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
9. "Morre cantora Dulce Nunes por complicações pulmonares após contrair covid". UOL. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

External links

• Dulce Nunes discography at Discogs
• Dulce Nunes at IMDb