Getúlio Côrtes

Getúlio Côrtes was probably one of the most important composers from the “Jovem Guarda.” His biggest strike was “Negro Gato,” that was documented by Renato e Seus Blue Hats (in 1965) and Roberto Carlos (in 1966), amongst others, and later on, in the ’70s, by Luís Melodia. Renato e Seus Blue Hats also got success along with his tracks “O Sósia,” “Esqueça e Perdoe,” “Tudo Tem Seu Preço,” “46-77-23,” and “Disse-Me-Disse”; while Roberto Carlos also got strikes with “Noite de Terror,” “Pega Ladrão,” “Quase Fui Lhe Procurar” (also documented by Luís Melodia), “O Tempo Vai Apagar,” “O Feio” (co-written by Renato Barros), “Uma Palavra Amiga,” and “European union Só Tenho Um Caminho.” Because of his impact, his sibling Gerson Côrtes (Gerson Ruler Combo) got his 1st break for the Jovem Guarda display. Having been for many his life an extremely bad guitarist, Côrtes needed to sing his compositions for his interpreters; he were only available in 1960 at Rádio Mayrink Veiga as an interpreter, having proved helpful at other radio channels. For the reason that period, he was an associate of the beautiful Children. In 1967, he done the Jovem Guarda displays on Television Record (São Paulo) and Television Rio (Rio de Janeiro), both managed by Roberto Carlos. Within the next calendar year, he was the musical movie director from the film Jovens Pra Frente (Alcino Diniz), which acquired Rosemary and Jair Rodrigues as stars. He also offers proved helpful as musical movie director for recording businesses.