Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Directing
1928-10-22 · São Paulo, Brazil
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.
Filmography(38)
movieAmuleto
as · 2025 · 0.0
movieNelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2023 · 7.0
movieJá que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
as Self · 2021 · 8.0
movieThe Good Cinema
as Self · 2021 · 0.0
movieNelson Filma o Rio
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 0.0
movieCandango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self (archive footage) · 2020 · 5.0
movieMemórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage) · 2019 · 0.0
movieA música que meu pai gostava
as · 2018 · 0.0
movieBrazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self · 2017 · 0.0
movieCinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2016 · 6.7
movieCordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
as Self · 2015 · 8.0
movieTudo Por Amor ao Cinema
as Self · 2015 · 0.0
movieO Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
as · 2014 · 0.0
movieSinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
as · 2013 · 8.0
movieGlauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
as Self (archive footage) · 2011 · 0.0
movieA Paz é Dourada
as · 2008 · 9.0
movieCritic
as Self · 2008 · 7.9
movieJards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
as Self · 2008 · 0.0
movieSambando nas Brasas, Morô?
as Self · 2007 · 0.0
movieOscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
as Self · 2007 · 6.9
moviePortuguês - A Língua do Brasil
as · 2007 · 0.0
movieReferências
as Self · 2006 · 0.0
movieGlauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self · 2003 · 6.3
movieAt the Edge of the Earth
as Self · 2002 · 7.5