19 January 1964 - 'Correio da Manhã's 'Olho mágico' column is dedicated to Monsueto, um sambista e ator:
real name: Monsueto Campos Menezes.
alias: Monsueto.
What have you done lately?: I work as an actor and comedian at TV Rio, Channel 13; I also write sambas and perform in night clubs, radio & TV stations round the country.
What did you do before that?: I was a drummer.
Who would you like to be?: Myself but 50 years older.
Do you considerer yourself accomplished?:
In part only. I'd like to see my kids doing right with all 7 notes in their heads.
What was your greatest hit?:
As a song writer it was 'Me deixa em paz', recorded by Linda Baptista for Carnaval 1951.
As an actor it was in the sketch 'A coroa do morto' (Dead man's crown) at 'Noites Cariocas'.
In part only. I'd like to see my kids doing right with all 7 notes in their heads.
What was your greatest hit?:
As a song writer it was 'Me deixa em paz', recorded by Linda Baptista for Carnaval 1951.
As an actor it was in the sketch 'A coroa do morto' (Dead man's crown) at 'Noites Cariocas'.
What would you like to do besides what you've done?: I'd like to go to college. To become a doctor.
Which is better: radio or TV?: Television shows everything... radio only produces sounds...
Your date-of-birth?: I was born on 4 November 1924, in the suburb of Gavea in the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro-DF.
What's the make of your car?: a 1954 Ford.
What TV show do you appear in?: 'Noites Cariocas' every Friday.
What do you like to read?: Shakespeare even though nobody seems to believe me.
Who are your best friends?: hundreds... among them Antonio Maria, Fernando Lobo, Péricles do Amaral, Armando Couto, José Mizlara & the fellows who play samba.
How do you have fun?: seeing other people having fun.
What do you do when you're not performin?: I sleep, sleep, sleep...
How did you start in show business?: Caribé da Rocha, Linda Baptista & Carlos Machado thought I had the trappings and started pushing me... that happened in 1950.
Are your married?: I'm divorced and married a 2nd time. I live well with my 2nd wife; we have 3 children.
What do you do when you're not performin?: I sleep, sleep, sleep...
How did you start in show business?: Caribé da Rocha, Linda Baptista & Carlos Machado thought I had the trappings and started pushing me... that happened in 1950.
Are your married?: I'm divorced and married a 2nd time. I live well with my 2nd wife; we have 3 children.
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