Mr. Catra

Mr. Catra

Occupations

Singer
rapper
songwriter
activist
actor

Years active1980–2018Musical careerGenres

Funk carioca
hip hop

Instrument(s)

Vocals

Labels

Galerão Records

Wagner Domingues Costa (5 November 1968 – 9 September 2018), known professionally as Mr. Catra, was a Brazilian singer and actor.^[1] He was known in Brazilian pop culture for his large number of children, having two wives, and his famous laugh at the beginning or ending of his songs.^[2]

Biography

Education

Mr. Catra graduated in law and was a polyglot, speaking English, French, German and Hebrew, besides his native Portuguese.^[2]

Family

He had 33^[3] recognized children with 18 women,^[4] Catra used to say that "he always adds 2 because he never knows if he has more (children) around that he doesn't know of". He never asked for a paternity test. Two of his children are adopted and are HIV positive. He had been with one of his three wives for 22 years.^[5] One of his sons died at 5 years old, leaving the singer traumatized by his loss.^[4] In 2011 he converted to Judaism.^[6]

Death

Catra was diagnosed with stomach cancer in January 2017^[7] and died on 9 September 2018.^[8]

Discography

O Bonde dos Justos (1994)
O Segredo do Altíssimo (1996)
O Fiel (1999)
Bonde do Tesão (2001)
Proibidão Liberado (2004)
Humildade é Tudo (2007)
Poder da Favela (2008)
Com Todo Respeito ao Samba (2012)

References

^ "Mr. Catra – Album Discography". AllMusic.
^ ^a ^b "Interview with O Globo".
^ Braziliense, Correio (11 August 2017). "Funkeiro Mr. Catra será pai... pela TRIGÉSIMA TERCEIRA vez".
^ ^a ^b "Mr. Catra revela que perdeu um filho de 5 anos: "Me traumatizou muito"".
^ "Passamos um dia com o Mr. Catra, e ele abriu o jogo sobre mulheres, família, religião e drogas". 28 June 2015.
^ "Sucesso no 'BBB' e nas ruas, Mr. Catra, agora judeu, diz que a monogamia é um erro" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "Mr. Catra revela que trata câncer no estômago e passará por cirurgia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ "Mr. Catra morre em São Paulo aos 49 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2018.