Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge born June 8 1970 is a Brazilian musician singersongwriter and actor Born Jorge Mário da Silva he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state He is considered by his fans a renewer of Brazilian pop samba Seu Jorge cites samba school and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer He appeared in the critically acclaimed film City of God as Mané Galinha and then played Pelé Dos Santos in Wes Andersons The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics