Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 22, 1928
- Died
- April 12, 2018
- Birthplace
- 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
Cavalcanti 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Amuleto 2025
Actor
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
A música que meu pai gostava 2018
Actor
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century 2017
as Self
Cinema Novo 2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro 2015
as Self
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema 2015
as Self
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro 2014
Actor
A Luz do Tom 2013
Director
- Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade 2013
Actor
The Music According to Tom Jobim 2012
Director, Screenplay
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro 2011
as Self (archive footage)
A Paz é Dourada 2008
Actor
Critic 2008
as Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal 2008
as Self
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô? 2007
as Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air 2007
as Self
- Português - A Língua do Brasil
Português - A Língua do Brasil 2007
Actor, Director
Brasília 18% 2006
Director, Writer
Referências 2006
as Self
Raízes do Brasil 2004
Director
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth 2003
as Self
At the Edge of the Earth 2002
as Self
How to Die in Cinema 2002
as Himself
- Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti 2001
Director
Casa Grande & Senzala 2001
Director
Uma Vida Dividida 1999
as Ele mesmo
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória 1998
Actor
Dib 1997
as Self
Cinema of Tears 1995
Director, Screenplay
The Third Bank of the River 1994
Director, Screenplay
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer? 1991
Actor
Que Viva Glauber! 1991
as Self
Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo 1989
as Self
Sonhei com Você 1988
Producer
Jubiabá 1987
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Memories of Prison 1984
Producer, Director, Writer
Claves, 2: We will return younger 1984
as himself
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman 1984
as himself
O côco do Macalé 1982
Producer
Go Ahead, Brazil! 1982
Assistant Production Manager
Insônia 1982
Director, Writer
A Missa do Galo 1982
Director, Writer
The Highway of Life 1980
Director
Um Ladrão 1980
Director, Writer
Tent of Miracles 1977
Director, Writer
As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro 1975
Producer
The Amulet of Ogum 1974
Director, Cinematography, Producer, Writer
Who Is Beta? 1972
Director, Writer
Jornalismo e Independência 1972
Director
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier 1972
Director, Camera Operator
Brazil in Cannes 1971
Actor
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman 1971
Director, Writer
Nelson Filma 1971
Actor
The Alienist 1970
Director, Screenplay
Garden of War 1969
Actor
Hunger for Love 1968
Director, Writer
- Cantores e Trovadores
Cantores e Trovadores 1968
Editor
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo 1967
as Self
El Justicero 1967
Director, Writer, Producer
A Public Opinion 1967
Producer
Fala Brasília 1966
Director, Editor
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga 1965
Associate Producer
O Rio de Machado de Assis 1965
Director
Absolute Majority 1964
Editor
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow 1964
Director, Writer
Barren Lives 1963
Director, Screenplay
Golden Mouth 1963
Director, Writer
Five Times Favela 1962
Editor
The Turning Wind 1962
Editor
- Menino da Calça Branca
Menino da Calça Branca 1962
Editor
Red Mandacaru 1961
as Augusto, Director, Writer, Producer
The Grand Moment 1958
Producer
Rio, Northern Zone 1957
Director, Screenplay
Rio, 100 Degrees F° 1955
Director, Story, Screenplay
O Saci 1951
Assistant Director
- Juventude
Juventude 1949
Director
Credits from TMDB.