Arnaldo Baptista

Born to pianist, Clarisse Leite, and poet, César Dias Baptista, Baptista studied classical piano from 1955 to 1959, double bass from 1962 to 1963, and acoustic guitar from 1963 to 1965. In 1966 he formed the influential Os Mutantes band with his brother Sérgio Dias and Rita Lee, where he played bass guitar, keyboards and sang. Baptista left the band in 1973 due to disagreements with the other members of the band and the excessive use of LSD, of which he had been hospitalized for

Notable Roles

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Maldito Popular Brasileiro: Arnaldo Dias Baptista

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Os Mutantes: Teatro Villaret, Lisboa, Portugal, 1969

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Uma Noite em 67

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Tropicália

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Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

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Os Mutantes

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O Som Alucinante

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As Amorosas

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Ritas