Beto may refer to a person with the name Alberto, Albertino, Berthony, Roberto or Humberto, usually short for 'berto.

Brazilian footballers[link]

• Alberto Antônio de Paula (born 1987), also known as Beto, Brazilian footballer
• Gilberto Galdino dos Santos (born 1976), also known as Beto, Brazilian footballer
• André Roberto Soares da Silva (born 1981), also known as Beto, Brazilian footballer
• Robert de Pinho de Souza (born 1981) also known as Robert de Pinho or simply Robert (and as Beto, but in his early career only), Salvadorean footballer
• Joubert Araújo Martins (born 1975), also known as Beto, Brazilian footballer
• Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior (born 1983), also known as Roberto or Beto, Brazilian footballer
• Roberto Fronza (born 1984), also known as Beto, Brazilian footballer

Others[link]

• Gilbert Hernandez, also known by the nickname Beto, cartoonist best known for Love and Rockets (comics)
• Beto (Portuguese footballer born 1982), also known as António Pimparel, Portuguese football goalkeeper
• Beto (Portuguese footballer born 1976), also known as Roberto Severo, Portuguese football defender
• Beto (Portuguese singer) (1967 - 2010), Portuguese singer
• George Beto (1916-1991), Penologist, Criminologist, Educator.

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Luis Alberto "Beto" Cuevas Olmedo is the former lead singer of the now-defunct Chilean rock band, La Ley. He grew up in Montréal, Quebec, and is fluent in French, English, and Spanish. He was born in Santiago, Chile, and now resides in Los Angeles (California) and is pursuing a solo career.

Biography[link]

His family moved to Montreal, Canada to escape Pinochet's dictatorship^{[citation needed]}. He got married (by a Mapuche rite in Chile) to Estela Mora in 2001. They have two children, Martina (1987) and Diego (1992).

Music career[link]

During a 1988 trip to Santiago Beto met La Ley’s drummer, Mauricio Claveria. The drummer invited Bet Since then, Beto Cuevas has been one of the main creative forces behind the band, writing and singing all of his tracks. Many band observers credit his early years in North America as the greatest influence in La Ley’s sound, which is unique among Chilean and Latin American bands.

In 1998, he recorded the song "La nave del olvido", for the album "Volcán: Tributo a José José", a tribute album to iconic Mexican singer José José. Beto has also been working on some small musical projects, including the song "Loud" which is a collaboration with Masters At Work ("Little Louie" Vega & Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez) and was released in 2006 on the MAW upcoming album. He also recycled the song Mentira, which was originally featured on the La Ley MTV Unplugged, and made a new version to be featured on the soundtrack for the movie La mujer de mi hermano.

Other musical projects include a collaboration with Chilean band Los Prisioneros on their 2004 album Manzana where Beto stepped in to play synthesizers, guitars and vocals on the songs "Insatisfacción", a reversion of the Rolling Stones classic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", and "Eres Mi Hogar". Beto plays the role of an Opus Dei priest in the film La mujer de mi hermano and appears in the film Borderland by director Zev Berman, where Beto plays a satanic cult leader. He is also getting ready to work on his first starring role on the film Una Vez Mas from director Ricardo DeMontreuil due for release in 2007, and which features Beto as a philosophy professor.

In September 2008, Cuevas released Miedo Escenico, an album he produced along with Steve Tushar and Aureo Baqueiro.^[1] The record was released in Latin America on September 23, 2008 and in the United States on September 30, 2008 by Warner Brothers.^[2] In May 2008, Beto went on the road to undertake an American tour and in September/October 2008 he played several venues in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile to promote the new album. The first single off the record was "Vuelvo" for which a music video was also made, produced by Cuevas.

Discography[link]

Solo albums[link]

Albums with La Ley[link]

• 1990: Desiertos
• 1991: Doble Opuesto
• 1993: La Ley
• 1994: Cara de Dios
• 1995: Invisible
• 1998: Vértigo
• 2000: Uno
• 2001: La Ley MTV Unplugged
• 2003: Libertad
• 2004: Historias e Histeria

Film career[link]

Cuevas portrayed the character Padre Santiago in the 2005 Mexican film La mujer de mi hermano (English: My brother's woman). Cuevas played also a bigger role as the character Santillan in the 2007 American film Borderland

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Beto Cuevas

• The Official Beto Cuevas Site

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Rita Guerra
Background information
Birth name	Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra
Born	(1967-10-22) October 22, 1967 (age 44)
Origin	Lisbon, Portugal
Genres	Pop, R&B, Pop rock
Occupations	Singer,
Years active	1989–present

Rita Guerra (born Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra on October 22, 1967) is a Portuguese singer.

Biography[link]

Born and raised in Lisbon, she has been very successful in her home country of Portugal. She has long competed in the Portuguese national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She first participated in 1992, making it to the national final. With the song "Meu amor inventado em mim" she reached second place. She finally sang in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003,^[1] in Riga, Latvia, where she finished 22nd with 13 points.

Since 1989, Rita is a regular feature on the shows of Casino do Estoril. She set foot for the first time on the casino’s stage side by side Adamo, a well known French singer. “Pormenores sem a mínima importância” was her debut album, featuring Rui Veloso, a famous rock singer and composer, and the group Taxi. “Independence Day” was her second album, a CD released in 1995 sang only in English. Approaching ethnic music in the album “Da Gama”, Rita Guerra got the help of maestro Pedro Osório and Paulo de Carvalho, Portuguese representative at ESC 1974. In 2000, Rita and Beto, one of the backing singers in Riga, released an album called “Desencontros”.

The stage has been Rita’s second home for many years. “Canções do Século” was on the road from 1993 to 1998. Alongside Helena Vieira and Lena D’Água. 1999 saw Rita Guerra, Helena Viera and Beto perform on the show «POPera», where some of the most famous opera arias were arranged and performed with a modern and contemporary touch. At the moment, Rita performs daily at Casino do Estoril in its latest production “Fruta Cores”.

Rita has also regularly worked in the Portuguese soundtrack of animated films such as “Hercules”, “Lion King”, “Prince of Egypt”, “Little Mermaid” and others. In 2003, Rita Guerra was invited by RTP to represent Portugal at the Eurovision Songcontest in Riga. Three songs were in contest, and the winner was “Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez) ”. Rita also participated in 1992, on the Portuguese national selection, with the song “Meu amor inventado em mim”, where she came 2nd. In the meantime, Rita got married to the lyricist and composer of the song, Paulo Martins. He was also responsible for the production of her latest album called Rita, released on 20 June 2005.

References[link]

Discography[link]

External links[link]

• Rita Guerra official website

Entrance to the Beto Carrero World

João Batista Sergio Murad (September 9, 1937 – February 1, 2008) was a Brazilian theme park owner and entertainer.

Carrero was born into a poor family in São José do Rio Preto and worked as a country musician, radio announcer and ad salesman before starting an advertising agency and, later, a theme park.

He owned what has been called the largest theme park in Latin America, Beto Carrero World in Penha, which he owned from its opening in 1991 until his death. He also appeared in several acting roles under his stage persona, a cowboy.

On January 30, 2008 he was admitted to Sírio Libanês Hospital, in São Paulo, with a cardiac problem and died two days later. The official cause of death was endocarditis. He is survived by three sons.^[1][2]

In June 2008, journalist Alex Solnik released a biography of Beto Carrero. It was titled Domador de Sonhos - A Vida Mágica de Beto Carrero (which means, in Portuguese, Tamer of Dreams - The Magical Life of Beto Carrero).^[3]

Comics[link]

In 1985, the As Aventuras de Beto Carrero comic book was published by Cluq Editorial, written by Gedeone Malagola and with art Eugenio Colonnese. Although based on Westerns, in the comics Beto did not use firearms, but instead his whip, to fight crime.

In November 2006, JB World Entertainment SA, Carrero's illustration and animation studio, launched the comic book The Adventures of Betinho Carrero. The title is about a young fan of Beto Carrero who dresses like him.^[4]

Filmography[link]

• O Mistério de Robin Hood (1990)
• Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia(1985)
• A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão (1990) TV series

References[link]

External links[link]

• Beto Carrero at the Internet Movie Database

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