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Ruy Guerra(I)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Ruy Guerra in Casa de Areia (2005)
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Ruy Guerra left his studies in Portugal for to go to the School of Cinema in Paris. After having worked as assistant for various French directors he moved to Brasil and participated with his first two films in the birth of the "Cinema Novo": "Os Cafajestes (1962)" and "Os Fuzis (1964)" which won some international prizes. After an intermediate time in France where he made "Sweet Hunters (1969)" he returned to Brazil and went on filming there.
BornAugust 22, 1931
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BornAugust 22, 1931
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  • Awards
    • 12 wins & 20 nominations

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Klaus Kinski, Daniel Ades, and Ruy Guerra in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Ruy Guerra
Ruy Guerra
Ruy Guerra

Known for:

Estorvo (2000)
Estorvo
5.4
  • Director
  • 2000
Of Gods and the Undead (1970)
Of Gods and the Undead
6.4
  • Director
  • 1970
Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
7.8
  • Don Pedro de Ursua
  • 1972
Kuarup (1989)
Kuarup
5.4
  • Director
  • 1989

Credits

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Director

  • A Fúria
    • Director
    • In Production
  • Aos Pedaços (2020)
    Aos Pedaços
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Oblivious Memory (2016)
    Oblivious Memory
    • Director
    • 2016
  • O Crime do Beco dos Gatos (2015)
    O Crime do Beco dos Gatos
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • O Veneno da Madrugada (2005)
    O Veneno da Madrugada
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Portugal S.A. (2004)
    Portugal S.A.
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Estorvo (2000)
    Estorvo
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Monsanto (2000)
    Monsanto
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • I Sell My Dreams
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1992–1994
  • Kuarup (1989)
    Kuarup
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Fábula de la Bella Palomera (1988)
    Fábula de la Bella Palomera
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Malandro (1985)
    Malandro
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Erendira (1983)
    Erendira
    • Director
    • 1983
  • A Carta Roubada
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1981
  • Fanny Ardant in La chute de la maison Usher (1981)
    Histoires extraordinaires
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Mueda, Memoria e Massacre (1979)
    Mueda, Memoria e Massacre
    • Director
    • 1979

Writer

  • Aos Pedaços (2020)
    Aos Pedaços
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • Oblivious Memory (2016)
    Oblivious Memory
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • O Crime do Beco dos Gatos (2015)
    O Crime do Beco dos Gatos
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • O Veneno da Madrugada (2005)
    O Veneno da Madrugada
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Estorvo (2000)
    Estorvo
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Posta Restante
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1997
  • I Sell My Dreams
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1992–1994
  • Kuarup (1989)
    Kuarup
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Fábula de la Bella Palomera (1988)
    Fábula de la Bella Palomera
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Malandro (1985)
    Malandro
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • A Carta Roubada
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1981
  • Fanny Ardant in La chute de la maison Usher (1981)
    Histoires extraordinaires
    • adaptation
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • A Queda (1978)
    A Queda
    • writer
    • 1978
  • As Aventuras de Um Detetive Português (1975)
    As Aventuras de Um Detetive Português
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Of Gods and the Undead (1970)
    Of Gods and the Undead
    • Writer
    • 1970

Actor

  • El Hipnotizador (2015)
    El Hipnotizador
    • Corelli
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Blue Blood (2014)
    Blue Blood
    • Mumbebo
    • 2014
  • 5 x Favela, Now by Ourselves (2010)
    5 x Favela, Now by Ourselves
    • Seu Manoel
    • 2010
  • Casa de Areia (2005)
    Casa de Areia
    • Vasco de Sá
    • 2005
  • A Queda (1978)
    A Queda
    • 1978
  • Klaus Kinski in Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
    Aguirre, the Wrath of God
    • Don Pedro de Ursua
    • 1972
  • Les soleils de l'île de Pâques (1972)
    Les soleils de l'île de Pâques
    • 1972
  • Le maître du temps (1971)
    Le maître du temps
    • 1971
  • Benito Cereno (1969)
    Benito Cereno
    • Le capitaine Benito Cereno
    • 1969
  • The Beggars (1963)
    The Beggars
    • 1963
  • S.O.S. Noronha (1957)
    S.O.S. Noronha
    • Miguel
    • 1957

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Aguirre: The Wrath of God
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Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Cinema Novo
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Cinema Novo

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  • Born
    • August 22, 1931
    • Lourenço Marques, Mozambique, Portugal [now Maputo, Mozambique]
  • Spouses
      Claudia Ohana1981 - 1984 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Dandara Guerra
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    • 1 Portrayal

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    Father of Brazilian actress Dandara Guerra.

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