who he marries and went on to form an artistic partnership with, which lasted eleven years. At that time Dominguinhos already had a son, Mauro, born in 1960, from his first marriage. In 1976, Dominguinhos meets the singer Guadalupe Mendonça, his third marriage, with whom he had a daughter Liv. They eventually separated, but continued a friendship until the death of Dominguinhos. As he started to play with Luiz Gonzaga, he gained a reputation as an accordionist and singer and started to have close contact with musicians from the Bossa Nova movement. He worked together with other well-known Brazilian musicians, such as Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia, Elba Ramalho and Toquinho, and eventually consolidated an own musical career, developing further the musical styles of the North East of Brazil, and incorporating influences of bossa nova, jazz and pop. In December 2012, Dominguinhos was taken to a hospital in Recife with cardiac dysrhythmia and respiratory tract infection. He was later transferred to the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital, in São Paulo, where his coma was described as permanent and doctors said there were no hopes he will return and wake up again. Despite the declarations of his son, Dominguinhos was still fighting for his life. He was minimally conscious, able to understand his condition and the ones who surrounded him at the hospital. Dominguinhos died on 23 July 2013, due to infectious and cardiac complications, according to the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo. He was the subject of Dominguinhos, a 2014 documentary film by Mariana Aydar, Joaquim Castro and Eduardo Nazarian. Discography 1964 – Fim de Festa 1965 – Cheinho de Molho 1966 – 13 de Dezembro 1973 – Lamento de Caboclo 1973 – Tudo Azul 1973 – Festa no Sertão 1974 – Dominguinhos e Seu Accordeon 1975 – Forró de Dominguinhos (Velas Records) 1976 – Domingo, Menino Dominguinhos 1977 – Oi, Lá Vou Eu 1978 – Oxente Dominguinhos 1979 – Após Tá Certo 1980 – Quem me Levará Sou Eu 1981 – Querubim 1982 – A Maravilhosa Música Brasileira 1982 – Simplicidade 1982 – Dominguinhos e Sua Sanfona 1983 – Festejo e Alegria 1985 – Isso Aqui Tá Bom Demais 1986 – Gostoso Demais 1987 – Seu Domingos 1988 – É Isso Aí! Simples Como a Vida 1989 – Veredas Nordestinas 1990 – Aqui Tá Ficando Bom 1991 – Dominguinhos é Brasil 1992 – Garanhuns 1993 – O Trinado do Trovão 1994 – Choro