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Portrait of Nelson Pereira dos Santos

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Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Career

Active from 1949 to 2013, busiest in 1972 and 2001 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rio, Northern Zone
Rio, Northern Zone
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nelson Pereira dos Santos Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Brazilian Cinema 7
  • Historical Context 3
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Poverty 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Rio de Janeiro 2
  • Class Struggle 2
  • Political Commentary 2
  • Brazilian History 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 75
A Luz do Tom
A Luz do Tom (2013)

Director

The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 50
Português - A Língua do Brasil
Português - A Língua do Brasil (2007)

Director

Brasília 18%
Brasília 18% (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer, Director

Raízes do Brasil
Raízes do Brasil (2004)

Director

Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti (2001)

Director

Casa Grande & Senzala
Casa Grande & Senzala (2001)

Director

1990s

3 titles
Uma Vida Dividida
Uma Vida Dividida (1999)

as Ele mesmo

Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears (1995)

Screenplay, Director

The Third Bank of the River
The Third Bank of the River (1994)

Screenplay, Director

1980s

9 titles · average score 71
Sonhei com Você
Sonhei com Você (1988)

Producer

Jubiabá
Jubiabá (1987)

Director, Executive Producer

Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Producer

Insônia
Insônia (1982)

Director, Writer

A Missa do Galo
A Missa do Galo (1982)

Writer, Director

Go Ahead, Brazil!
Go Ahead, Brazil! (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

Assistant Production Manager

O côco do Macalé
O côco do Macalé (1982)

Producer

The Highway of Life
The Highway of Life (1980)

Director

Um Ladrão
Um Ladrão (1980)

Director, Writer

1970s

8 titles · average score 64
Tent of Miracles
Tent of Miracles (1977)

Director, Writer

As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro
As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro (1975)

Producer

The Amulet of Ogum
The Amulet of Ogum (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Cinematography

Who Is Beta?
Who Is Beta? (1972)

Director, Writer

Jornalismo e Independência
Jornalismo e Independência (1972)

Director

Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier
Uma Mensagem de Chico Xavier (1972)

Director, Camera Operator

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

The Alienist
The Alienist (1970)

Screenplay, Director

1960s

15 titles · average score 74
Hunger for Love
Hunger for Love (1968)

Writer, Director

El Justicero
El Justicero (1967)

Writer, Director

A Public Opinion
A Public Opinion (1967)

Producer

Fala Brasília
Fala Brasília (1966)

Editor, Director

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

Associate Producer

A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow (1964)

Writer, Director

Absolute Majority
Absolute Majority (1964)

Editor

Barren Lives
Barren Lives (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

The Turning Wind
The Turning Wind (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

Editor

Five Times Favela
Five Times Favela (1962)
GoodWatch score 76

Editor

Red Mandacaru
Red Mandacaru (1961)

as Augusto

1950s

4 titles · average score 79
The Grand Moment
The Grand Moment (1958)

Producer

Rio, Northern Zone
Rio, Northern Zone (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Screenplay

Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Rio, 100 Degrees F° (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

Story, Director

O Saci
O Saci (1951)

Assistant Director

1940s

1 title
Juventude
Juventude (1949)

Director