Deceased

How Did Nelson Pereira dos Santos Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 89

Also known asНелсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра дос Сантос, Нельсон Перейра дус Сантус, Нельсон Перейра душ СантушGenderMaleNationalityBrazilBorn22/10/1928Born inSão Paulo, BrazilDied12/04/2018 (aged 89)Died inRio de JaneiroCauseliver cancerWikidataQ737762 ↗TMDb#12386 ↗

Nelson Pereira dos Santos was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as Vidas Secas, based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos, Rio, 40º Graus, and his most well-known film outside of Brazil is the black comedy How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971).

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Filmography22 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2023	Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of CinemaMovie	Self (archive footage)	95
2021	Já que Ninguém me Tira Para DançarMovie	Self	93
2020	Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalMovie	Self (archive footage)	92
2019	Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoMovie	Self (archive footage)	91
2017	Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturyMovie	Self	89
2016	Cinema NovoMovie	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	88
2015	Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo BárbaroMovie	Self	87
2015	Tudo Por Amor ao CinemaMovie	Self	87
2014	O Brasil de Darcy RibeiroMovie	—	86
2013	Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da MaldadeMovie	—	85
2011	Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema BrasileiroMovie	Self (archive footage)	83
2008	CriticMovie	Self	80
2007	Sambando nas Brasas, Morô?Movie	Self	79
2007	Português - A Língua do BrasilMovie	—	79
2003	Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthMovie	Self	75
2002	How to Die in CinemaMovie	Himself	74
1999	Uma Vida DivididaMovie	Ele mesmo	71
1998	For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaMovie	—	70
1991	Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?Movie	—	63
1991	Que Viva Glauber!Movie	Self	63
1989	Alex Viany - Um Documentário em VídeoMovie	Self	61
1967	Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema NovoMovie	Self	39