Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1928-10-22
Day of Death
2018-04-12
Place of Birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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 (38)
Amuleto
2025
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021
The Good Cinema
2021
Nelson Filma o Rio
2021
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019A música que meu pai gostava
2018
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
Cinema Novo
2016
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
2015
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
2015
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
2014Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013
