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Walter Salles (b. 1956)

Birthplace:
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Born:
April 12, 1956

Biography from TheMovieDB

Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe.  He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category.  Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Salles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
2005  Hermanas
2011  Construção
2024  New World
2025  Manas

Co-Producer:
2005  Hermanas
2006  Born and Bred
2008  Lion's Den
2011  Construção
2016  Aquarius
2024  New World
2025  Cyclone
2025  Manas

Director:
1987  Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1989  Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989  Marisa Monte Ao Vivo
1991  High Art
1992  Circuladô
1992  João & Antônio
1995  Socorro Nobre
1996  Foreign Land
1998  Central Station
1998  Midnight
1999  Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
2001  Behind the Sun
2002  Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)
2004  The Motorcycle Diaries
2005  Dark Water
2005  Hermanas
2006  Born and Bred
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  5.557 Miles from Cannes
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Linha de Passe
2008  Lion's Den
2008  Stories on Human Rights
2011  Construção
2012  On the Road
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016  Aquarius
2017  When the Earth Trembles
2017  Where Has Time Gone?
2018  Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2024  I'm Still Here
2024  New World
2025  Cyclone
2025  Manas

Editor:
1987  China, o Império do Centro
1987  Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1989  Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989  Marisa Monte Ao Vivo
1991  High Art
1992  Circuladô
1992  João & Antônio
1995  Socorro Nobre
1996  Foreign Land
1998  Central Station
1998  Midnight
1999  Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
2001  Behind the Sun
2002  Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)
2004  The Motorcycle Diaries
2005  Dark Water
2005  Hermanas
2006  Born and Bred
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  5.557 Miles from Cannes
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Linha de Passe
2008  Lion's Den
2008  Stories on Human Rights
2011  Construção
2012  On the Road
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016  Aquarius
2017  When the Earth Trembles
2017  Where Has Time Gone?
2018  Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2024  I'm Still Here
2024  New World
2025  Cyclone
2025  Manas

Producer:
1987  China, o Império do Centro
1987  Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1989  Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989  Marisa Monte Ao Vivo
1991  High Art
1992  Circuladô
1992  João & Antônio
1995  Socorro Nobre
1996  Foreign Land
1998  Central Station
1998  Midnight
1999  Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
2001  Behind the Sun
2002  City of God
2002  Madame Satã
2002  Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)
2004  The Motorcycle Diaries
2005  Dark Water
2005  Hermanas
2005  Lower City
2006  Born and Bred
2006  Love for Sale
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  5.557 Miles from Cannes
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Café de los maestros
2008  Linha de Passe
2008  Lion's Den
2008  Stories on Human Rights
2010  The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
2011  Construção
2012  On the Road
2013  Habi, The Foreigner
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016  Aquarius
2017  When the Earth Trembles
2017  Where Has Time Gone?
2018  Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2019  Homing
2019  Unremember
2020  Burning Night
2020  Narcissus Off Duty
2023  Mariner of the Mountains
2024  I'm Still Here
2024  New World
2024  Noah's Ark
2025  Cyclone
2025  Manas

Screenplay:
1987  China, o Império do Centro
1987  Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1989  Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989  Marisa Monte Ao Vivo
1991  High Art
1992  Circuladô
1992  João & Antônio
1995  Socorro Nobre
1996  Foreign Land
1998  Central Station
1998  Midnight
1999  Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
2001  Behind the Sun
2002  City of God
2002  Madame Satã
2002  Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)
2004  The Motorcycle Diaries
2005  Dark Water
2005  Hermanas
2005  Lower City
2006  Born and Bred
2006  Love for Sale
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  5.557 Miles from Cannes
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Café de los maestros
2008  Linha de Passe
2008  Lion's Den
2008  Stories on Human Rights
2010  The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
2011  Construção
2012  On the Road
2013  Habi, The Foreigner
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016  Aquarius
2017  When the Earth Trembles
2017  Where Has Time Gone?
2018  Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2019  Homing
2019  Unremember
2020  Burning Night
2020  Narcissus Off Duty
2023  Mariner of the Mountains
2023  The Movie Teller
2024  I'm Still Here
2024  New World
2024  Noah's Ark
2025  Cyclone
2025  Manas

Thanks:
1987  China, o Império do Centro
1987  Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1989  Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989  Marisa Monte Ao Vivo
1991  High Art
1992  Circuladô
1992  João & Antônio
1995  Socorro Nobre
1996  Foreign Land
1998  Central Station
1998  Midnight
1999  Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
2001  Behind the Sun
2002  City of God
2002  El bonaerense
2002  Madame Satã
2002  Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)
2004  The Motorcycle Diaries
2005  Dark Water
2005  Hermanas
2005  Lower City
2006  Born and Bred
2006  Love for Sale
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  5.557 Miles from Cannes
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Café de los maestros
2008  Linha de Passe
2008  Lion's Den
2008  Stories on Human Rights
2010  The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
2011  Construção
2012  On the Road
2013  Habi, The Foreigner
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016  Aquarius
2016  From Afar
2017  When the Earth Trembles
2017  Where Has Time Gone?
2018  Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2019  Homing
2019  Unremember
2020  Burning Night
2020  Narcissus Off Duty
2023  Mariner of the Mountains
2023  The Movie Teller
2024  I'm Still Here
2024  New World
2024  Noah's Ark
2025  Cyclone
2025  Manas

Writer:
1987  China, o Império do Centro
1987  Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
1989  Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
1989  Marisa Monte Ao Vivo
1991  High Art
1992  Circuladô
1992  João & Antônio
1995  Socorro Nobre
1996  Foreign Land
1998  Central Station
1998  Midnight
1999  Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
2001  Behind the Sun
2002  City of God
2002  El bonaerense
2002  Madame Satã
2002  Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)
2004  The Motorcycle Diaries
2005  Dark Water
2005  Hermanas
2005  Lower City
2006  Born and Bred
2006  Love for Sale
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  5.557 Miles from Cannes
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Café de los maestros
2008  Linha de Passe
2008  Lion's Den
2008  Stories on Human Rights
2010  The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
2011  Construção
2012  On the Road
2013  Habi, The Foreigner
2013  Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2014  Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016  Aquarius
2016  From Afar
2017  When the Earth Trembles
2017  Where Has Time Gone?
2018  Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
2019  Homing
2019  Unremember
2020  Burning Night
2020  Narcissus Off Duty
2023  Mariner of the Mountains
2023  The Movie Teller
2024  I'm Still Here
2024  New World
2024  Noah's Ark
2025  Cyclone
2025  Manas

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TV Performances

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Creator:
2019  Irmãos Freitas

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