Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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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
Credits
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal (2008)
as Self
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1984)
as himself
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo (1967)
as Self
Claves, 2: We will return younger (1984)
as himself
Uma Vida Dividida (1999)
as Ele mesmo
Critic (2008)
as Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air (2007)
as Self
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)
as Self
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (1998)
Actor
Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
At the Edge of the Earth (2002)
as Self
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)
as Self
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema (2015)
as Self
Nelson Filma o Rio (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo (1989)
as Self
Dib (1997)
as Self
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar (2021)
as Self
Cinema Novo (2016)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Amuleto (2025)
Actor
Referências (2006)
as Self
Garden of War (1969)
Actor
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Filma (1971)
Actor
Brazil in Cannes (1971)
Actor
The Good Cinema (2021)
as Self
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro (2015)
as Self
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô? (2007)
as Self
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade (2013)
Actor
How to Die in Cinema (2002)
as Himself
Português - A Língua do Brasil (2007)
Actor
Que Viva Glauber! (1991)
Actor
Red Mandacaru (1961)
as Augusto
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro (2014)
Actor
A Paz é Dourada (2008)
Actor
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer? (1991)
Actor
A música que meu pai gostava (2018)
Actor