FILM DIRECTOR

José Padilha

1967 - Today

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José Bastos Padilha Neto (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ paˈdʒiʎɐ]; born 1 August 1967) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer of the Netflix original series Narcos, starring frequent collaborator Wagner Moura, and directed the first two episodes in the series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Padilha is the 1,315th most popular film director (down from 1,215th in 2019), the 746th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 673rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Brazilian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, José Padilha ranks 1,315 out of 2,041Before him are Wally Pfister, Guru Dutt, Aleksandr Zarkhi, Douglas Trumbull, Ismail Merchant, and David Koepp. After him are Walter Lassally, Nunnally Johnson, Michel Brault, Kirill Serebrennikov, Benno von Arent, and Nikos Koundouros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, José Padilha ranks 288Before him are Claes Bang, Yukiko Okada, Gaston Browne, Álex Pina, Timur Vermes, and Yoko Shimomura. After him are Dana Ashbrook, Marco Giampaolo, Masami Ihara, Melora Hardin, Sharleen Spiteri, and Uche Okechukwu.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Padilha ranks 746 out of 2,236Before him are Clementina de Jesus (1901), João Carlos dos Santos (1972), Fábio (1990), Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862), Hércules de Miranda (1912), and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976). After him are Axel (1970), Nilmar (1984), Doni (1979), Russinho (1902), Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820), and Lyoto Machida (1978).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Brazil

Among film directors born in Brazil, José Padilha ranks 7Before him are Walter Salles (1956), Fernando Meirelles (1955), Glauber Rocha (1939), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928), and Bruno Barreto (1955). After him are Carlos Saldanha (1965).