FILM DIRECTOR

Walter Salles

1956 - Today

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Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe. He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Salles is the 306th most popular film director (up from 697th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 335th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Walter Salles ranks 306 out of 2,041. Before him are Tobe Hooper, Raoul Walsh, Tony Gatlif, Gillo Pontecorvo, Michael Bay, and Paul Schrader. After him are Lung Chien, John G. Avildsen, Jiří Trnka, Tengiz Abuladze, Mario Monicelli, and Ted Kotcheff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Walter Salles ranks 75. Before him are El Risitas, Georg Gänswein, Catherine Ashton, Guido van Rossum, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, and Larry Bird. After him are Boris Trajkovski, David Sassoli, Alexey Pajitnov, Jens Fink-Jensen, Patricia Cornwell, and Boris Akunin.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Walter Salles ranks 122 out of 2,236. Before him are Osvaldo Moles (1913), Robinho (1984), Tiradentes (1746), Everaldo (1944), Diego Costa (1988), and Loalwa Braz (1953). After him are Zé Roberto (1974), Bauer (1925), Maicon Sisenando (1981), Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948), Gal Costa (1945), and Raphinha (1996).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Brazil

Among film directors born in Brazil, Walter Salles ranks 1. After him are Fernando Meirelles (1955), Glauber Rocha (1939), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928), Bruno Barreto (1955), José Padilha (1967), and Carlos Saldanha (1965).

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