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Jorge Amado (1912–2001)

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Trivia:

Parents: João Amado de Farias and Eulália Leal. See more trivia »

Born:

in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

Died:

(age 88) in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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2013 Velhos Marinheiros ou o Capitão de Longo Curso (novel) (post-production)
 
2012 Gabriela (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (2012) (novel)
 
2011 Capitães da Areia (novel)
 
2010 The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (novel)
 
2002 Pastores da Noite (TV mini-series) (story)
 
2001 Porto dos Milagres (TV series) (novel "Mar Morto")
 
2000 Fallen Angels Paradise (novel "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos")
 
1998 Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (TV series) (novel "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos")
 
1996 Tieta do Agreste (novel)
 
1995 Tocaia Grande (TV series) (novel "Tocaia Grande")
 
1992 Tereza Batista (TV mini-series) (novel "Tereza Batista Cansada de Guerra")
 
1989 Capitães da Areia (TV mini-series) (novel)
 
1989 Tieta (TV series) (novel "Tieta do Agreste")
 
1986 Jubiabá (novel)
 
1985 Tenda dos Milagres (TV mini-series) (novel)
 
1983 Gabriela (novel "Gabriela, Cravo e Canela")
 
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye (suggested by material from)
 
1981 Terras do Sem-Fim (TV series)
 
1979 Bahia (novel)
 
1978 A Morte E a Morte de Quincas Berro D'Água (TV movie) (novel)
 
1977 Tenda dos Milagres
 
1976 Podzemí svobody (TV movie) (story)
 
1976 Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (novel)
 
1975 Gabriela (TV series)
 
1971 The Sandpit Generals (novel "Capitães da Areia" / story)
 
1964 Seara Vermelha (novel "Seara Vermelha")
 
1961 Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (TV series) (novel)
 
1957 Die Windrose (Brazilian segment)
 
1956 Teledrama (TV series)
– Terras do Sem Fim (1956) (novel)
 
1950 Estrela da Manhã (story)
 
1949 Vendaval Maravilhoso (novel: ABC de Castro Alves)
 
1948 Terra Violenta (novel "Terras do Sem Fim")
 
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2000 Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Mensageiro Entre Dois Mundos (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Tieta do Agreste
Himself - man reading book
 
1995 Un siècle d'écrivains (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jorge Amado (1995) … Himself
 
1993 Looking Back at You (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Galeria oberta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 May 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1981 O Homem de Areia (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 A fondo (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 April 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Jorge Amado no Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Bahia Por Exemplo (documentary)
Himself
 
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2004 Fantástico 30 Anos - Grandes Reportagens (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (documentary)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Cacau" (novel, 1933) See more »
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Personal Quote:

Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them since I believed them at the time. See more »

Trivia:

Parents: João Amado de Farias and Eulália Leal. See more »

Nickname:

The Balzac of Brazil, ^M2^nm0671446^ of the Written Word See more »

Star Sign:

Leo