Biography:

Rubens Antônio da Silva ( Piracicaba , March 15, 1940 – São Paulo , August 5 , 2024 ) , [ 1 ] better known by his stage name Caçulinha , was a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer .

He came to work in partnerships with great names in Brazilian music such as Elis Regina , Teixeirinha , João Gilberto and Luiz Gonzaga , among others. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

Musical career

His father Mariano and his uncle Caçula were excellent guitarists known in the interior of São Paulo as Caçula & Mariano .

The boy Rubens played his first chords when he was just 8 years old. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After the duo formed by his father and uncle broke up, he took on the nickname his uncle was known by, and began performing alongside his father, forming the duo Mariano and Caçulinha. [ 1 ]

His first solo album came out in 1959. [ 3 ] He recorded 31 albums, ranging from sertanejo to bossa nova . [ 1 ] Among his compositions and melodies, the ones that stood out most during his career were “Sabido” by Luiz Gonzaga, “Arrasta-pé na Tuia” in conjunction with Lourival dos Santos and the waltz “Primeiro Amor”. [ 2 ]

He received the now defunct Roquette Pinto award , which annually honored the most notable artists on São Paulo radio . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

In 2006, Caçulinha released the CD Caçulinha na Bossa Nova , in which he re-recorded great hits from that time and features the classics “ Garota de Ipanema ”, “Estate”, “Olhar de Mulher”, “Velas Içadas”, “Sem Você” and “ O Barquinho ”. [ 2 ]

In 2021, he released the album Caçulinha – 60 Years of Music through Kuarup , on streaming platforms and also in physical version. [ 3 ] The album was recorded live, at the Teatro Itália , in São Paulo , in 2019, with the participation of Sérgio Reis , Agnaldo Rayol , Claudette Soares , Wanderléa , Daniel , Thobias da Vai-Vai , Zé Luiz Mazziotti, Mônica Salmaso , Simoninha and Ayrton Montarroyos . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

Mariano & Youngest

Mariano and Caçula [ 5 ] was a Brazilian country music duo .

Formed by brothers Mariano da Silva and Aparecido da Silva Bello, both were working in the fields when they were discovered by journalist and writer Cornélio Pires , who invited them to join the musical group Turma Caipira, which he had formed. Mariano and Caçula were Caçulinha’s father and uncle, respectively. [ 5 ]

Television

He was hired exclusively by TV Record in 1965 to participate in the program Fino Trato , hosted by Elis Regina and Jair Rodrigues . He ended up working on TV, acting in musical specials on TV Record and also in other attractions, such as Esta Noite se Improvisa and Bossaudade . [ 1 ]

In the 80s , he presented the program “Caçulinha Entre Amigos” on Bandeirantes . [ 6 ] While still on the channel, he participated in the program Perdidos na Noite . [ 1 ] [ 7 ]

Period as a global

He became nationally known for his appearances from 1989 to 2009 on Rede Globo ‘s Sunday program Domingão do Faustão , whose soundtrack he produced during the live program .

Between 1996 and 2002, he also participated in the Rede Globo comedy show Sai de Baixo [ 8 ] , producing incidental music for the program.

Removal and subsequent departure

After 19 years of collaboration with Fausto Silva , in 2008 he criticized Domingão and Fausto himself, which led to his departure. In 2009, his contract was not renewed. [ 9 ] In 2014, he left Rede Globo for good [ 10 ] after 25 years.

In new contract

In 2015, he was hired by TV Gazeta to work on the program Todo Seu , hosted by Ronnie Von . [ 11 ] On the program, he hosted the “Causos e Canções” segment twice a week, in which he played songs on the piano and shared some of his life experiences. [ 6 ] He was fired from the station in March 2019. [ 6 ] [ 12 ]

Death

He passed away in the early hours of August 5, 2024, at the Sancta Maggiore Hospital, where he had been hospitalized for 10 days recovering from a heart attack. [ 13 ]

Credits:

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