Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Director

Born: October 22, 1928
Died: April 12, 2018 (age 89)
From: 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…

Filmography (69)

Amuleto (2025)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema (2023)
Self (archive footage)
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar (2021)
Self
The Good Cinema (2021)
Self
Nelson Filma o Rio (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)
Self (archive footage)
A música que meu pai gostava
A música que meu pai gostava (2018)
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century (2017)
Self
Cinema Novo (2016)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro (2015)
Self
Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema (2015)
Self
O Brasil de Darcy Ribeiro (2014)
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)
The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012)
Director
Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro (2011)
Self (archive footage)
A Paz é Dourada (2008)
Critic (2008)
Self
Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal (2008)
Self
Sambando nas Brasas, Morô? (2007)
Self
Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air (2007)
Self
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Português - A Língua do Brasil (2007)
Director
Brasília 18% (2006)
Director
Referências (2006)
Self
Raízes do Brasil (2004)
Director
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003)
Self
At the Edge of the Earth (2002)
Self
How to Die in Cinema (2002)
Himself
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti (2001)
Director