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.
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Movies (50)
Amuleto
2025
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
as Self
2021
The Good Cinema
as Self
2021
Nelson Filma o Rio
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2019
A música que meu pai gostava
2018
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
2017
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
as Self
2015
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self
2015
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
2014
A Luz do Tom
Director (Directing)
2013
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Director (Directing)
2012
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
2011
A Paz é Dourada
2008
Critic
as Self
2008
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
as Self
2008
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
as Self
2007
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
as Self
2007
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007
Brasília 18%
Writer (Writing)
2006
Referências
as Self
2006
Raízes do Brasil
Director (Directing)
2004
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
2003
At the Edge of the Earth
as Self
2002
How to Die in Cinema
as Himself
2002
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Director (Directing)
2001
Casa Grande & Senzala
Director (Directing)
2001
Uma Vida Dividida
as Ele mesmo
1999
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
Dib
as Self
1997
Cinema de Lágrimas
Director (Directing)
1995
The Third Bank of the River
Director (Directing)
1994
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991
Que Viva Glauber!
1991
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
as Self
1989
Sonhei com Você
Producer (Production)
1988
Jubiabá
Director (Directing)
1987
Memories of Prison
Producer (Production)
1984
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
as himself
1984
Claves, 2: We will return younger
as himself
1984
O côco do Macalé
Producer (Production)
1982
Go Ahead, Brazil!
Assistant Production Manager (Production)
1982
A Missa do Galo
Writer (Writing)
1982
Insônia
Director (Directing)
1982
The Highway of Life
Director (Directing)
1980
Um Ladrão
Director (Directing)
1980