Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing35
movieA Luz do Tom
2013
Director
movieBrasília 18%
2006
Director
movieRaízes do Brasil
2004
Director
movieCasa Grande & Senzala
2001
Director
tvCasa Grande & Senzala
2001
Director
movieCinema of Tears
1995
Director
movieJubiabá
1987
Director
movieMemories of Prison
1984
Director
movieA Missa do Galo
1982
Director
movieInsônia
1982
Director
movieThe Highway of Life
1980
Director
movieUm Ladrão
1980
Director
movieTent of Miracles
1977
Director
movieThe Amulet of Ogum
1974
Director
movieWho Is Beta?
1972
Director
movieThe Alienist
1970
Director
movieHunger for Love
1968
Director
movieEl Justicero
1967
Director
movieFala Brasília
1966
Director
movieBarren Lives
1963
Director
movieGolden Mouth
1963
Director
movieRed Mandacaru
1961
Director
movieRio, Northern Zone
1957
Director
movieRio, 100 Degrees F°
1955
Director
movieO Saci
1951
Assistant Director
Juventude
1949
Director
Acting38
movieNelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieNelson Filma o Rio
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieCandango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieMemórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieCinema Novo
2016
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieGlauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieCritic
2008
Self
movieUma Vida Dividida
1999
Ele mesmo
movieDib
1997
Self
movieRed Mandacaru
1961
Augusto
Writing22
movieBrasília 18%
2006
Writer
movieCinema of Tears
1995
Screenplay
movieThe Third Bank of the River
1994
Screenplay
movieJubiabá
1987
Writer
movieA Missa do Galo
1982
Writer
movieInsônia
1982
Writer
movieUm Ladrão
1980
Writer
movieWho Is Beta?
1972
Writer
movieThe Alienist
1970
Screenplay
movieHunger for Love
1968
Writer
movieEl Justicero
1967
Writer
movieBarren Lives
1963
Screenplay
movieGolden Mouth
1963
Writer
movieRed Mandacaru
1961
Writer
movieRio, Northern Zone
1957
Screenplay
movieRio, 100 Degrees F°
1955
Story, Screenplay
Production12
movieSonhei com Você
1988
Producer
movieJubiabá
1987
Executive Producer
movieMemories of Prison
1984
Producer
movieO côco do Macalé
1982
Producer
movieGo Ahead, Brazil!
1982
Assistant Production Manager
movieThe Amulet of Ogum
1974
Producer
movieEl Justicero
1967
Producer
movieA Public Opinion
1967
Producer
movieThe Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965
Associate Producer
movieRed Mandacaru
1961
Producer
movieThe Grand Moment
1958
Producer
Editing6
Camera1
movieUma Mensagem de Chico Xavier
1972
Camera Operator
Crew1
movieThe Amulet of Ogum
1974
Cinematography