Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter whose visionary work helped define Cinema Novo and shaped six decades of Brazilian cinema.
Nelson Pereira dos Santos - Personal Information
- Name: Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Date of Birth: October 22, 1928
- Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil
- Date of Death: April 12, 2018
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Director
- Crew Jobs: Director, Writer, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
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.
Selected Filmography
A selection of Nelson Pereira dos Santos' most notable screen appearances and credited works.
- Amuleto (2025)
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar (2021) as Self
- The Good Cinema (2021) as Self
- Nelson Filma o Rio (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- A música que meu pai gostava (2018)
- Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017) as Self
- Cinema Novo (2016) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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