Moraes, Vinicius De
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29/01/2022
Milanés, Pablo Arias
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29/01/2022
(Português) Babenco, Hector
Mar del Plata (Argentina), 1946 - São Paulo (Brazil), 2016 By Afrânio Mendes Catani Filmmaker Héctor Eduardo Babenco lived in Brazil and Europe during his youth. In the 1960s, he worked on the production of around forty films in Spain. After directing institutional short films in Brazil, he made his…
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22/01/2022
(Português) Cantinflas
Mexico City (Mexico), 1911 - 1993 Afrânio Mendes Catani Mario Moreno Reyes is an unknown name. However, his stage name, Cantinflas, gave him international recognition as the most popular Mexican comedian. His long film career, which began in 1937, allowed him to work exclusively with a director (Miguel M. Delgado),…
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22/01/2022
(Português) Campanella, Juan José
Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1959 By Afrânio Mendes Cattani Actor, screenwriter, and film director. Although he is Argentine, Campanella developed much of his career in the United States. There, he directed episodes of well-known series such as Law & Order (1999), House (2004), and 30 Rock (2006). He also directed and…
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22/01/2022
(Português) Bressane, Júlio
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1946 By Luiz Felipe Alves de Miranda Júlio Eduardo Bressane de Azevedo is regarded as an experimental filmmaker. His debut feature film, Cara a cara (1968), was a poetic film close to the ideals of Cinema Novo. He made two landmark works that inaugurated the concept…
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22/01/2022
(Português) Birri, Fernando
Santa Fé (Argentina), 1925 By Afrânio Mendes Catani An important figure in the new Latin American cinema, he was a founder of film schools, including the pioneering one at the Universidad del Litoral in Santa Fé, his hometown, and the one in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. A documentary…
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22/01/2022
(Português) Bernardet, Jean-Claude
Charleroi (Belgium), 1936 By Afrânio Mendes Catani Film critic, essayist, professor, screenwriter, writer, and director. From a French family, he lived in Paris until 1948. He arrived in Brazil in 1949, settling in São Paulo. He attended the Brazilian Cinematheque and, in the 1950s, began writing for the "Suplemento Literário"…
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22/01/2022
(Português) Barreto, Bruno
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1955 By Luiz Felipe Alves de Miranda A member of a family linked to cinema: his parents, Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto, are producers, and his brother Fábio is a director. He adapted several literary works, starting with the small production Tati, a garota (1973), based…
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22/01/2022
(Português) Aragão, Renato
Sobral (Brazil), 1935 By Afrânio Mendes Catani Antonio Renato Aragão is one of the most popular actors in Brazilian cinema and television. With nearly 130 million viewers, he has appeared in over forty films. He made his TV debut in 1961, working for various networks before being hired by TV…
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30/12/2021
