ZECA AFONSO
FULL NAME JOSÉ MANUEL CERQUEIRA AFONSO DOS SANTOS
BIRTH 2 AUGUST 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH AVEIRO, PORTUGAL
DEATH 23 FEBRUARY 1987 (AGED 57)
GENRE(S) TRADITIONAL MUSIC, INTERVENTION MUSIC
PERIOD IN ACTIVITY 1960 - 1987
JOSÉ MANUEL CERQUEIRA AFONSO DOS SANTOS (AVEIRO, 2 AUGUST 1929 - SETÚBAL, 23 FEBRUARY 1987), WAS A PORTUGUESE SINGER AND SONGWRITER. HE IS ALSO KNOWN BY THE FAMILY NICKNAME ZECA AFONSO, ALTHOUGH HE NEVER USED THIS STAGE NAME. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF GRÂNDOLA, VILA MORENA WHICH WAS USED BY THE ARMED FORCES MOVEMENT TO CONFIRM THAT THE 25 APRIL REVOLUTION WAS UNDERWAY.