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With just one film Mario Peixoto left a mark on cinema with his acclaimed masterpiece Limit (1931). The surrealistic and artistic film launched his film career but unfortunately due to several circumstances he never managed to release another film and outdo himself. Many Brazilian filmmakers were heavily influenced by the powerful images he created in Limit (1931).
Peixoto was born on 25 March, 1908 in Brussels, Belgium but some sources claim he was born in Rio de Janeiro. Coming from a wealthy family he went to study in England and at the time he dreamed of being an actor but his family against it. When he returned to Brazil after studying the films he saw abroad, during an informal conversation with friends about creating a new Brazilian cinema, more artistic and original, he was convinced to write a project that later on was accepted. That project was Limit (1931) and the rest is history. At age 21 he was writing, directing, producing and acting on the film, later on considered one of the greatest Brazilian films ever made.
His subsequent project "Onde a Terra Acaba" which starred his friend Carmen Santos was lost on a fire; and his third "Maré Baixa" never got filmed but he continued to write screenplays and ideas for a new film and even tried to return to directing many years after his classic film was released. Slightly recluse, sometimes he was interviewed and appeared in the short documentary O Homem do Morcego (1980).- Director
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Pioneer of Brazilian cinema. Humberto Mauro began his career in the provinces in 1926 and was brought to Rio de Janeiro by producer-director Adhemar Gonzaga in 1930. He went on to direct several features which were praised for their uniquely Brazilian style - notably Ganga Bruta (1933) - as well as making over 230 shorts for the National Institute of Educational Cinema. Several of the latter, including A Velha a Fiar (1964), became classics of the genre.- Director
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos was born on 22 October 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Memórias do Cárcere (1984), O Amuleto de Ogum (1974) and Tenda dos Milagres (1977). He was married to Ivelise Ferreira. He died on 21 April 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Director
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He studied Law. He also directed theatre pieces, wrote movie criticisms and took part in the creation and development of the 'cinema novo' movement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, becoming its theoretical leader and first embassador in Europe. After "Barravento (1962)", a trilogy of films and "Antonio das Mortes (1969)" he won various international prizes. As he symbolized the feelings of the ideology of the May of 1968, he became very popular in Europe and America. But when he started to film in Africa and Spain his followers were distracted and this marked the beginning of the decline of his fame. Thus, he only made a couple of films of minor interest later on.- Director
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Walter Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Central Station (1998), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Terra Estrangeira (1995). He is married to Maria Klabin. They have one child.- Director
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Fernando Meirelles was born in a middle class family in São Paulo City, Brazil.
He studied architecture at the university of São Paulo. At the same time he developed an interest in filmmaking. With a group of friends he started producing experimental videos and video art. They won a huge number of awards in Brazilian video festivals. After that, the group formed a small independent company called Olhar Eletrônico.
After working in independent television during nine years, in the eighties, Meirelles gravitated towards publicity and commercials. He also became the director of a very popular 180 episodes of a children's television show called Ra Tim Bum.
In the early 90s, together with Paulo Morelli and Andrea Barata Ribeiro, he opened the O2 Filmes production company which became the biggest production company in Brasil working from development until distribution, including complete post-production facilities.
His first feature,in 1998, was the family film "Menino Maluquinho 2: A Aventura". His next feature, "Domésticas" (2001), exposed the invisible world of five Brazilian maids in São Paulo and their secret dreams and desires.
In 1997 he read the Brazilian best-seller "Cidade de Deus/City of God", written by Paulo Lins, and decided to turn it into a movie despite an the intimidating story that involves more than 350 characters. Once the the screenplay, written by Bráulio Mantovani, was ready, Meirelles gathered a crew mixed with professional technicians and inexperienced actors chosen between the youngsters living in the favelas surrounding Rio de Janeiro.
The film was a huge success in Brazil and began to attract attention around the world, after it screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002. "Cidade de Deus/City of God" (2003) has won nore than 50 awards from film festivals and societies all over the world, as well as four 2004 Oscar nominations, including a Best Director for Fernando Meirelles.
Since 2002 , Meirelles has split his time between international feature and TV series in Brazil. The Constant Gardner (2005,) had four Academy nominations plus four Golden Globes. Blindness (2008) opened Cannes. 360 (2011) opened the LFF. In the same period he directed several series for TV Globo and HBO in Brazil.
In addition to cinema, Meirelles directed Bizet's opera , Pearl Fishers, and was one of the directors of the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2019 Meirelles finished The Two Popes, for Netflix, and start filming a scientific documentary on the soil.
Apart from cinema, Meirelles is also a farmer. He plants sugar cane, coffee, palm heart, avocado, and mahogany. He is developing ways to produce organically n large scale. Agroforest is his bet.
In the next few years, his plan is to be involved in projects related to the environmental crisis and climate emergency. Meirelles is not optimistic about the future of our species and, in a shorter period, neither in the future of his grandchildren, which is very sad. --- Producer
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He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer and director of the Netflix original series Narcos, starring frequent collaborator Wagner Moura.- Producer
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Marcos Farias was born in 1935 in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He was a producer and writer, known for Fogo morto (1976), A Cartomante (1974) and Bububu no Bobobó (1980). He died in 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Writer
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Miguel Borges was born on 21 February 1937 in Picos, Piauí, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for Consórcio de Intrigas (1980), Pecado na Sacristia (1975) and Perpétuo Contra o Esquadrão da Morte (1967). He was married to Maria Elisa Garcia. He died on 17 June 2013 in São Lourenço, Minas Gerais, Brazil.- Producer
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Carlos Diegues was born on 19 May 1940 in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. He is a producer and director, known for Xica (1976), O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006) and Better Days Ahead (1989). He has been married to Renata Maria de Almeida Magalhães since 1982. They have one child. He was previously married to Nara Leão.- Director
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Joaquim Pedro de Andrade was born on 25 May 1932 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Macunaima (1969), Guerra Conjugal (1974) and The Brazilwood Man (1982). He was married to Cristina Aché, Sarah de Castro Barbosa and Ana Maria Galano. He died on 10 September 1988 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Director
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One of the most important Brazilian directors of all time, Leon Hirszman is best remembered for the realistic manner of dealing with social and political themes in his works, from documentaries to feature films. His career started with a segment filmed for Cinco vezes Favela (1962) and The Deceased (1965) marked as his first feature film, an adaptation of Nelson Rodrigues classic play, and also marked as José Wilker's acting film debut. _São Bernardo (1972) was a major turning point in his career, a film lauded by audiences and critics, winning multiple awards and Hirszman name became well-known in film circles.
With They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981), by following the current wave in politics and social economical issues such as the strikes for better working conditions in automobile plants which happened in the late 1970's during the military regime, intertwining its story with a family's division, Hirszman conquered audiences and the critics again with his memorable sequences and a power driven story. The film won three awards at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Lion as well. This adaptation of Gianfrancesco Guarnieri celebrated play - who also acted in the leading role - was a massive hit. Around the making of this film, Hirszman was filming the real events that also inspired this film in ABC da Greve (1990), which was released a few years after his death.
During the last year of his life, he managed to release three different projects: his final feature films A Barca do Sol (1987), and Em Busca do Espaço Cotidiano (1987) and the short documentary Imagens do Inconsciente (1987). He died on September 15, 1987 due to complication of AIDS, having been diagnosed in 1986 due to a blood transfusion. Along with ABC da Greve (1990), the documentary Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996) was released posthumously.- Director
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Rogério Sganzerla was born on 4 May 1946 in Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for The Red Light Bandit (1968), O Signo do Caos (2005) and A Mulher de Todos (1969). He was married to Helena Ignez. He died on 9 January 2004 in São Paulo, Brazil.- Director
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Júlio Bressane was born on 13 February 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for Sentimental Education (2013), Tabu (1982) and A Love Movie (2003).- Writer
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Ody Fraga was born on 15 October 1927 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. He was a writer and director. He died in 1987.- Producer
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Luiz Carlos Barreto was born on 20 May 1928 in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. He is a producer and writer, known for Casa de Areia (2005), Isto É Pelé (1974) and Four Days in September (1997).- Director
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Bruno Barreto was born on 16 March 1955 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Reaching for the Moon (2013), Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) and Four Days in September (1997). He was previously married to Amy Irving.- Director
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Roberto Farias was born on 27 March 1932 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Go Ahead, Brazil! (1982), O Fabuloso Fittipaldi (1973) and Cidade Ameaçada (1960). He died on 14 May 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Actor
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Reginaldo Faria was born on 11 June 1937 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor and writer, known for Quem Tem Medo de Lobisomem? (1975), Barra Pesada (1977) and Lucio Flavio (1977). He has been married to Vânia Dotto Alves since October 2005. He was previously married to Rosa Ventura and Kátia Achcar.- Cinematographer
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Carlos Reichenbach was born on 14 June 1945 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Buccaneer Soul (1996), Dois Córregos: Verdades Submersas no Tempo (1999) and Lilian M.: Relatório Confidencial (1975). He was married to Lygia Reichenbach. He died on 14 June 2012 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actor
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José Mojica Marins was born on March 13, 1936 in San Paulo, Brazil, to a family of simple means. José's love of movies began at an early age. He spent a great deal of his time with his family at the local movie house, which his father helped manage. By the time he was eighteen, he had completed over eighty films. From his earliest years, his interest has been in horror movies or ones that offer shocking social commentary.
When José was offered the lead role of "Coffin Joe" in Brazil's first full-length horror movie "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul", the character quickly became his trademark. His look included a black top hat, suit and cape. Initially, he wore long artificial nails, but for over thirty years, grew his own nails to grotesque lengths. He finally cut his famous nails in 1998.
Interestingly, the first two "Coffin Joe" movies from the 1960s, "At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul" and "This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse", are now officially part of a trilogy. José completed filming of the third "Coffin Joe" film in December, 2006, more than forty years after the release of the first film in the series. Fans will be pleased to know that this new movie, "The Embodiment of Evil" is expected to be released in the summer of 2008.
Those who would like some interesting insights into José Mojica Marins' unique world may wish to view the documentary of his life. The movie is called "Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins" and was produced in 2001.- Director
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Moacyr Fenelon was born on 5 November 1903 in Muriaé, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a director and producer, known for Obrigado, Doutor (1948), Fantasma Por Acaso (1946) and Gente Honesta (1944). He died on 14 August 1953 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Director
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José Carlos Burle was born on 19 July 1910 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Depois Eu Conto (1956), É com Este Que Eu Vou (1948) and O Gol da Vitória (1945). He died on 23 October 1983 in Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil.- Writer
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Watson Macedo was born in 1918 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for Rio, Verão & Amor (1966), É Fogo na Roupa (1952) and Rio Fantasia (1956). He died on 8 April 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Producer
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Adhemar Gonzaga was born on 26 August 1901 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a producer and actor, known for Alô Alô Carnaval (1936), Pif-Paf (1945) and Loucos Por Música (1945). He was married to Didi Viana. He died on 29 January 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Director
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Luiz de Barros was born on 12 September 1893 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a director and editor, known for Alvorada da Glória (1931), Cavaleiro Negro (1923) and Vivo ou Morto (1916). He was married to Gita de Barros. He died in 1982 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Writer
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Domingos de Oliveira was born on 28 September 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1966), Amores (1998) and Barata Ribeiro, 716 (2016). He was married to Priscilla Rozenbaum, Leila Diniz and Nazareth Ohana. He died on 23 March 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Writer
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Arnaldo Jabor was born on 12 December 1940 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a writer and director, known for All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973), Tudo Bem (1978) and I Love You (1981). He was married to Suzana Villas Boas. He died on 15 February 2022 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- Director
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Walter Hugo Khouri was born on 21 October 1929 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for O Último Êxtase (1973), O Anjo da Noite (1974) and Iguassu: The Devil's Throat (1960). He died on 27 June 2003 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.- Director
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Paulo César Saraceni was born on 5 November 1933 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for The Murdered House (1971), O Viajante (1998) and Capitu (1968). He was married to Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva. He died on 14 April 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Director
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Ruy Guerra left his studies in Portugal for to go to the School of Cinema in Paris. After having worked as assistant for various French directors he moved to Brasil and participated with his first two films in the birth of the "Cinema Novo": "Os Cafajestes (1962)" and "Os Fuzis (1964)" which won some international prizes. After an intermediate time in France where he made "Sweet Hunters (1969)" he returned to Brazil and went on filming there.- Director
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Mauro Farias is known for Não Quero Falar Sobre Isso Agora (1991), Faça Sua História (2008) and Duas Vezes com Helena (2002). He has been married to Heloísa Périssé since 2004. They have one child. He was previously married to Melanie Dimantas.- Director
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Maurício Farias was born in 1960 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for On Air: TV on TV (2014), Veronica (2008) and Slaps & Kisses (2011). He has been married to Andrea Beltrão since 1994. They have three children.- Director
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Lui Farias was born in 1958 in Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta (1986), Minha Fama de Mau (2019) and Os Porralokinhas (2007). He has been married to Paula Toller since 1987. They have one child.- Cinematographer
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Murilo Salles was born in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Como Nascem os Anjos (1996), Happier Than Ever (1984) and Seja o Que Deus Quiser! (2002).- Director
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João Moreira Salles was born in 1962 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Nelson Freire (2003), Santiago (2007) and No Intenso Agora (2017). He was previously married to Branca Viana.- Director
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Fábio Barreto was the youngest son of a well-known family of producers in Brazil, including his grandmother Lucíola Villela, father Luiz Carlos Barreto and mother Lucy Barreto. He acted in his brother Bruno's first short when he was 9 years old, and since then became active in the Brazilian film industry as assistant director, actor, production assistant, production manager and director, until his death in 2019.- Director
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Luiz Sergio Person (1936-1976) crossed the Brazilian cultural scene like a comet. He acted, wrote, directed and produced works of both cinema and theatre, worked as a commercial director and journalist. He established one of the most solid bodies of work in Brazilian cinema with only five feature films. The most famous of them, "São Paulo S/A" (1965), remains as an unparalleled looking glass into the wide spread impact of Brazil's industrialization process and the arise of a new middle class. This film stands among the ten most important in Brazilian cinematography. His next film "The Case of the Naves Brothers" was the most courageous cry against the height of the military dictatorship, which was installed in 1964.
With aspirations to enlarge the Brazilian film market, Person was one of the creators of the IRP (RPI) - Independent Producers Reunion, pioneering initiative of cooperative distribution. A lover of theatre (where is acting an directing career began), he founded the Augusta Theatre in 1973, which became of of São Paulos's creative epicenters.- Director
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Neville de Almeida was born in 1941 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (1991), Rio Babilonia (1983) and The Seven Kittens (1980).- Actor
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Duarte left his hometown, at 14, and moved to São Paulo where he started working as a typist in an accounting office. In the early 1940s, after graduating in Economics, he went to Rio de Janeiro, where he had a bit-part on It's All True (1943). He then made some appearances in radio soap operas and worked as a writer and reporter for the 'Observatório Econômico e Financeiro' newspaper.
His big break debut as a leading actor came with Italian director Alberto Pieralisi's film Querida Susana (1947). The following year, Duarte was hired by 'Atlântida Empresa Cinematográfica do Brasil', performing in Terra Violenta (1949) and becoming one of the biggest heartthrobs on Brazilian movie screens. In 1951, he switches to 'Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz', another important Brazilian film studio of the time, commanding the highest salary of its contract players.
in 1957, he returned to São Paulo and began his career as a director, with the short documentary 'Fazendo Cinema' followed by a feature film. He left for Europe during a few years, where he appeared in several productions in Portugal, France, and Spain.
Back in Brazil in 1961, he decided to buy the rights to the play 'O Pagador de Promessas', by playwright Dias Gomes, and adapted it to the screen, with the co-production of Oswaldo Massaini. In 1962, the film was selected to represent Brazil at the XV International Film Festival in Cannes, where it won the 'Palme d'Or'. In the same year, it is awarded in more than ten festivals in Brazil and abroad.
His participation in Independência ou Morte (1972) influenced him to become a Freemason. In 1979, he made his only telenovela appearance, guest starring in Feijão Maravilha (1979).
In 2008, at 88, Duarte founded the 'Instituto Anselmo Duarte', a cultural organization dedicated to restoring selected Brazilian films and creating special educational projects aimed at young filmmakers to improve their technical filmmaking skills. After his death, his son, became the institute's president.- Director
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Born in Brazil in 1897, Alberto Cavalcanti began his film career in France in 1920, working as writer, art director and director. He directed the avant-garde documentary Nothing But Time (1926) ("Nothing but Time"), a portrait of the lives of Parisian workers in a single day. He moved to England in 1933 to join the GPO Film Unit under John Grierson, working as a sound engineer (Night Mail (1936)) then as a producer. He went to work for Ealing Studios during the war, initially as head of Michael Balcon's short film unit until 1946, again working as an art director, producer and director. His notable films as director include Champagne Charlie (1944), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) and I Became a Criminal (1947). After the latter film he moved back to Brazil. There he made Song of the Sea (1953) ("The Song of the Sea") and A Real Woman (1954) ("Woman of Truth") with his own production company. However, his progressive political views caught the attention of the the right-wing Brazilian authorities, and Cavalcanti thought it prudent to return to Europe in 1954. He eventually settled in France, where he continued his work in television. He died in Paris in 1982.