Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Born: 1928-10-22, São Paulo, Brazil
Died: 2018-04-12
Biography
Nelson Pereira dos Santos ComRB • OMC (São Paulo, October 22, 1928 — Rio de Janeiro, April 21, 2018) was a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. Having been one of the founders of the Cinema Novo movement, his production spans a period of 60 years in the history of Brazil. Considered one of the most important filmmakers in the country, he was strongly influenced by the works of the 1930s generation of Brazilian literary modernism, having adapted works by Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado for cinema. His film Vidas Secas, based on Graciliano's novel, is one of the most awarded Brazilian films of all time, being recognized as a masterpiece. In 2006, he was elected Immortal by the Brazilian Academy of Letters, a position he held until his death in 2018.
Filmography
- Fala Brasília (1966)
- Uma Vida Dividida (1999)
- Estrada da Vida (1980)
- Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
- Claves para el Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 1: Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês (1984)
- Boca de Ouro (1963)
- Jubiabá (1987)
- Vidas Secas (1963)
- Quem é Beta? (1972)
- Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês (1971)
- Rio, 40 Graus (1955)
- Claves para el Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 2: Volveramos más jóvenes (1984)
- Amuleto (2025)
- A Música Segundo Tom Jobim (2012)
- A Paz é Dourada (2008)
- A Terceira Margem do Rio (1994)
- Cinema de Lágrimas (1995)
- O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro (2014)
- Brasil em Cannes (1971)
- Fome de Amor (1968)
- Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer? (1991)
- Jardim de Guerra (1969)
- Mandacaru Vermelho (1961)
- Mandacaru Vermelho (1961)
- El Justicero (1967)
- O Rio de Machado de Assis (1965)
- Brasília 18% (2006)
- A Missa do Galo (1982)
- For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)
- Azyllo Muito Louco (1970)