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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Good Cinema
as Self
2021
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
2014
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?
as Self
2007
Brazil in Cannes
1971
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self
2003
Que Viva Glauber!
1991
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self
1967
How to Die in Cinema
as Himself
2002
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self
2015
Red Mandacaru
as Augusto
1961
At the Edge of the Earth
as Self
2002
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
as Self
2021
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
as Self
2015
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
as Self
1989
Dib
as Self
1997