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Walter Salles

Walter Salles

Directing

April 12, 1956 (70 years old)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Male
82 Movies
2 TV Shows

Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; 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. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category. Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Salles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

City of God
City of God

City of God

2002 8.4

Producer

Age 46 (now 70)
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries

2004 7.4

Director

Age 47 (now 70)
Central Station
Central Station

Central Station

1998 8.1

Producer

Age 41 (now 70)
Central Station
Central Station

Central Station

1998 8.1

Director

Age 41 (now 70)
Central Station
Central Station

Central Station

1998 8.1

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 70)
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2024 7.9

Producer

Age 68 (now 70)
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2024 7.9

Director

Age 68 (now 70)
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

2025 7.3

Thanks

Age 69 (now 70)
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006 6.8

Director

Age 50 (now 70)
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006 6.8

Writer

Age 50 (now 70)
Dark Water
Dark Water

Dark Water

2005 5.7

Director

Age 49 (now 70)
Aquarius
Aquarius

Aquarius

2016 7.4

Co-Producer

Age 60 (now 70)
On the Road
On the Road

On the Road

2012 5.6

Director

Age 56 (now 70)
Behind the Sun
Behind the Sun

Behind the Sun

2001 7.4

Screenplay

Age 45 (now 70)
Behind the Sun
Behind the Sun

Behind the Sun

2001 7.4

Director

Age 45 (now 70)
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 6.5

Director

Age 51 (now 70)