Beto Lemos

Origin

Crato, CE

Also known as

José Hebert Lemos Soares

Years Active

2005

Genres

musical theater, música popular brasileira, soundtrack

Instruments

fiddle, multi-instrumentalist

Biography

Beto Lemos, the stage name of José Hebert Lemos Soares, is a multi-instrumentalist, musical director, composer, arranger, singer, and actor born in Crato, Ceará, on March 21, 1987. He began his professional career as a fiddler in popular festivals in the Cariri region of Ceará, such as reisados and guerreiros. In 2005, he became the musical director of the Cia. Carroça de Mamulengos, directing and composing soundtracks for several shows. In 2007, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he joined the Itiberê Orquestra Família and worked with Grupo AMOK and Cia. Dos a deux.

His work in musical theater is notable, especially with Cia. Barca dos Corações Partidos, of which he has been a member since its founding in 2012. With the company, he participated in productions such as "Ópera do Malandro", "Auê", "Suassuna – O Auto do Reino do Sol", "Macunaíma", and "Jacksons do Pandeiro". In many of these shows, he shared musical direction with Alfredo Del-Penho, a collaboration that earned them several awards, including the Shell, APTR, Cesgranrio, and Aplauso Brasil awards.

Beto Lemos is also known for composing soundtracks for theatrical and musical shows. In 2017, he won the Cesgranrio Theater Award in the "Best Musical Director" category for the show "Auê", directed by Duda Maia. His collaboration with Alfredo Del-Penho and Duda Maia on "Auê" also earned him the Bibi Ferreira Award in 2017 in the "Best Original Lyrics and Music" and "Best Original Arrangement" categories. In 2023, he was nominated for the Bibi Ferreira Award again alongside Alfredo Del-Penho for the performance of the musical number "Toada do Adeus" from Jacksons do Pandeiro.

Discography

• Paisagens Sonoras (2018)