Directing · São Paulo, Brazil · Born October 22, 1928
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.
MovieAmuleto
2025
MovieNelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJá que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021
as Self
MovieThe Good Cinema
2021
as Self
MovieNelson Filma o Rio
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCandango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMemórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A música que meu pai gostava
2018
MovieBrazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
2017
as Self
MovieCinema Novo
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
MovieCordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro
2015
as Self
MovieTudo Por Amor ao Cinema
2015
as Self
MovieO Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro
2014
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013
MovieGlauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieA Paz é Dourada
2008
MovieCritic
2008
as Self
MovieJards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal
2008
as Self
MovieSambando nas Brasas, Morô?
2007
as Self
MovieOscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air
2007
as Self
Português - A Língua do Brasil
2007
MovieReferências
2006
as Self
MovieGlauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
as Self
MovieAt the Edge of the Earth
2002
as Self
MovieHow to Die in Cinema
2002
as Himself
MovieUma Vida Dividida
1999
as Ele mesmo
MovieFor All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1998
MovieDib
1997
as Self
MovieQue Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991
MovieQue Viva Glauber!
1991
MovieAlex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo
1989
as Self
MovieClaves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1984
as himself
MovieClaves, 2: We will return younger
1984
as himself
MovieBrazil in Cannes
1971
MovieNelson Filma
1971
MovieGarden of War
1969
MovieImprovised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967
as Self
MovieRed Mandacaru
1961
as Augusto
