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 sérgio reis solo_singer 23 june 1940 música sertaneja sergio reis1.png 25px sérgio bavini singer , actor , politician
sérgio reis

sérgio reis -lrb- born june 23 , 1940 in sérgio bavini -rrb- is a brazilian `` sertanejo '' singer , actor and politician .
he has sold approximately 16 million copies of his more than 40 album releases .
reis was born in são paulo , and began working in radio stations and nightclubs as a teenager .
in 1958 , he released his first record , `` enganadora '' b/w `` será '' , but did not garner any notice .
in 1967 he was invited to record with the jet blacks , and the resulting singles - `` coração de papel , '' `` nuvem branquinha , '' `` fim de sonho , '' and `` qual a razão , '' all shot to the top of the brazilian charts .
he became a fixture on `` jovem guarda '' radio and television , writing songs for jerry andriani , wanderley cardoso , nalva aguiar , deni e dino , marcos roberto , and the golden boys .
reis 's style mixes `` caipira '' music with a heavy influence from american pop and country .
among his most well-known songs are `` o menino da porteira , '' `` o menino da gaita '' , `` joão de barro '' , `` rei do gado '' , `` cabocla teresa '' `` os três boiadeiros , '' and `` cavalo zaino . ''
alongside his music career he has appeared often in film and television , including brazilian soap operas .
