Roberto Martins was the composer of several classics of the Golden Age of the Brazilian song, recorded by many of the best interpreters of the period. His first songs were written when he was 15. Leonel Faria recorded the songs Regenerado and Segredo for the first time in 1933. Francisco Alves recorded Vou Navegar and the classic Favela (with Valdemar Silva) in 1935. Carlos Galhardo recorded several of his songs for Columbia, including O Rei Vagabundo (1936). Francisco Alves recorded O Que É Que Você Quer Mais (with Nássara) and Castro Barbosa recorded Cadê O Pandeiro? (with Valfrido Silva) in 1937. From 1937 to 1945, Martins was a rhythm player in the Simon Bountman orchestra. Francisco Alves recorded Quem Bateu Na Minha Porta?, written with Ataulfo Alves and Orlando Silva in 1938. In the next year, he wrote the masterpiece Dá-me Tuas Mãos with Mário Lago. For the carnival of 1940, he wrote Meu Consolo É Você (recorded by Orlando Silva, becoming his first big hit) and Cai-Cai with Nássara, the latter, having been included in 12 foreign films, becoming an all-time carnival classic, even if it only achieved third place in the annual municipal contest of that year. In the same year, Martins wrote Tra La Lá, recorded by Gilberto Alves, and in the next year he wrote Cowboy do Amor (with Wilson Batista), recorded by the Anjos do Inferno. In response to the hit of the carnival of 1941, Nós, Os Carecas, Martins wrote Nós, Os Cabeleiras in 1942, recorded by Castro Barbosa. In the same year, he wrote Renúncia (with Mário Rossi), recorded by Nelson Gonçalves. In 1943, he wrote Roberta and Beija-me, recorded respectively by Anjos do Inferno and Ciro Monteiro. In 1944, he wrote Cecília and Bodas de Prata, recorded respectively by Gilberto Alves and Carlos Galhardo. In 1945 he wrote Sinfonia dos Tamancos, recorded by Gilberto Alves; the next year, Cordão dos Puxa-Sacos (with Frazão), by Anjos do Inferno; in 1947, A Marcha Dos Gafanhotos (with Frazão), by Albertinho Fortuna; in 1948, Cadê Zazá (with Ari Monteiro), by Carlos Galhardo; in 1949, had the last hit with Pedreiro Valdemar (with Wilson Batista), by Blecaute. Founding the União Brasileira de Compositores, Martin became absorbed in the following years by the work developed there, but continued to write songs sporadically. ~ Alvaro Neder, Rovi