Some of his greater successes include the hits
Meu Bem – a
Portuguese version of
The Beatles'
Girl – and
A Praça. He quickly earned the nickname
O pequeno príncipe, or Little Prince, after participating in an interview with
Hebe Camargo. Ronnie started hosting his own television program in 1966,
O Pequeno Mundo de Ronnie Von.
Os Mutantes became a regular guest band on the show. Besides opening the door for the band, Ronnie Von also brought
Gilberto Gil and
Caetano Veloso to appear on the show regularly, which would be the beginnings of the
Tropicália movement, even though he was never part of the movement. During this period, the press tried to create a supposed rivalry between him and
Roberto Carlos. In 1968, he released a self-titled album that broke from the naïveté of his previous work and ventured in more
psychedelic and experimental sounds. Following this release came
A Misteriosa Luta do Reino de Parassempre Contra o Império de Nuncamais (1969) and
Máquina Voadora (1970). Though it did not meet with much success, today Ronnie's experimental work is being rediscovered by a new generation of rock listeners, rendering him a high degree of
underground cult status. == Discography ==