Jorge Leal Amado de Faria, known as Jorge Amado, was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, including Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976, and having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature at least seven times. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nas Ondas de Dorival CaymmiMovie | Self (archive footage) | 112 |
| 2023 | Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of CinemaMovie | Self (archive footage) | 111 |
| 2018 | Dê Lembranças a TodosMovie | Self | 106 |
| 2003 | Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthMovie | Self (archive footage) | 91 |
| 1996 | Tieta of AgresteMovie | Ele Mesmo | 84 |
| 1996 | Jorge AmadoMovie | Self | 84 |
| 1996 | Gilberto Gil: Tempo ReiMovie | Self | 84 |
| 1995 | Aimé Césaire: A Voice for HistoryMovie | Self | 83 |
| 1995 | Aimé Césaire: A Voice for HistorySeries | Self | 83 |
| 1994 | Zona+Series | Próprio | 82 |
| 1994 | Josué de Castro, Cidadão do MundoMovie | — | 82 |
| 1993 | Looking Back at YouMovie | Self | 81 |
| 1979 | Jorge Amado no CinemaMovie | — | 67 |
| 1975 | ApostrophesSeries | Self | 63 |
| 1974 | Bahia de Todos os SantosMovie | Self | 62 |
| 1974 | Na Casa de Rio VermelhoMovie | Self | 62 |
| 1972 | Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries | Self - Main Guest | 60 |