Walter Salles

Director
Producer
Writer

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Crítico (2008)

Walter Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Central Station (1998), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Terra Estrangeira (1995). He is married to Maria Klabin. They have one child.

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Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 60 wins & 37 nominations total

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Viggo Mortensen and Walter Salles in On the Road (2012)

Rodrigo de la Serna, Gael García Bernal, Mía Maestro, Pablo Ramos, Walter Salles, and Julia Solomonoff in The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

Gael García Bernal and Walter Salles in The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

Walter Salles and Alberto Granado in The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

Bill Mechanic, Walter Salles, and Ashley Kramer in Dark Water (2005)

Jennifer Connelly and Walter Salles in Dark Water (2005)

Jennifer Connelly, Walter Salles, and Ariel Gade in Dark Water (2005)

Pete Postlethwaite, John C. Reilly, and Walter Salles in Dark Water (2005)

Walter Salles in Abril Despedaçado (2001)

Walter Salles at an event for On the Road (2012)

Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Coppola, Walter Salles, Kristen Stewart, and Garrett Hedlund at an event for On the Road (2012)

Roman Coppola and Walter Salles at an event for On the Road (2012)

Known for

Central Station

8.0

Director

1998

The Motorcycle Diaries

7.7

Director

2004

Terra Estrangeira

7.4

Director

1995

Paris, je t'aime

7.2

Director(segment Loin du 16e)

2006

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Director

Quando a Terra Treme
- Director
- Short
- 2017
Where Has the Time Gone?
- Director (segment When the earth trembles)
- 2017
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
- Director
- 2014
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
- Director
- 2013
On the Road
- Director
- 2012
Stories on Human Rights
- Director (segment Voyage)
- 2008
Linha de Passe
- Director
- 2008
To Each His Own Cinema
- Director (segment A 8 944 km de Cannes)
- 2007
Paris, je t'aime
- Director (segment Loin du 16e)
- 2006
Dark Water
- Director (directed by)
- 2005
The Motorcycle Diaries
- Director
- 2004
Armas e Paz
- Director
- Short
- 2003
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
- Director
- Short
- 2002
Abril Despedaçado
- Director
- 2001
2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
- Director
- TV Mini Series
- 1998

Producer

Noah's Ark
- producer
- 2023
Mariner of the Mountains
- producer
- 2021
Amazônia S.A.
- associate producer
- 2019
Homing
- co-producer
- 2019
Unremember
- producer
- 2018
Quando a Terra Treme
- producer
- Short
- 2017
Aquarius
- co-producer
- 2016
Paulina
- producer
- 2015
Habi, la extranjera
- producer
- 2013
On the Road
- associate producer (uncredited)
- 2012
Construção
- associate producer
- 2011
Transeunte
- executive producer
- 2010
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
- producer
- 2010
Eye of the Storm
- producer
- 2009
Linha de Passe
- producer
- 2008

Trivia
Protested against the arrest of Jafar Panahi, detained on 1 March 2010. "Jafar Panahi is a uniquely sensitive artist. As a Brazilian filmmaker, I came to admire and to learn from the memorable films that he has directed, such as 'The White Balloon' and 'The Circle'. The fact that such an important artist cannot express himself freely and is now under arrest in his own country is not only an act of violence against Jafar Panahi and his family, but also against all who admire his work and support freedom of expression throughout the world".

Quotes
I don't think we can say what the Latin American identity is, but I think we can try to look for it, and look for the reverberations from it.

Nickname
- Waltinho

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