Mr. Catra
Mr. Catra in 2015
Born	Wagner Domingues Costa (1968-11-05)5 November 1968 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	9 September 2018(2018-09-09) (aged 49) São Paulo, Brazil
Other names	Mr. Catra
Occupations	Singer rapper songwriter activist actor
Years active	1980–2018
Musical career
Genres	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

External links

• Mr. Catra on Facebook

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