Actor

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Directing

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Movies: 75Series: 0Crew credits: 42

TMDB ID: 12386

IMDb ID: nm0673051

Known for: Directing

Born: October 22, 1928

Died: April 12, 2018

Age: 89

Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2025

Years active: 73

Average TMDB rating: 7.02

Wikidata: Q737762

Also known as

Нелсон Перейра дус Сантус • Нельсон Перейра дос Сантос • Нельсон Перейра дус Сантус • Нельсон Перейра душ Сантуш

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Director (29)Producer (6)Editor (4)Assistant Director (1)Assistant Production Manager (1)Associate Producer (1)

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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.