Bruno Barreto



First NameBruno
Last NameBarreto
Age56
Date of BirthMarch 4, 1955
Star SignPisces
Occupation CategoryDirector

Bruno Barreto (born March 16, 1955) is a Brazilian film director born in Rio de Janeiro. He has been making feature-length films ever since he was seventeen years old and remains one of Brazil’s most accomplished and popular directors to this day. The type of films he makes vary widely from light comedies like Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) and Bossa Nova (2000) to tense political thrillers like Four Days in September (1997). Other films Barreto has directed films include Carried Away and View from the Top. Barreto was married to actress Amy Irving from 1996 to 2005, with whom he made Bossa Nova and Carried Away. They had one son (Gabriel) together. He is the ex-stepfather of Max Spielberg Irving's son by her first husband Steven Spielberg.


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Filmography

Selected Bruno Barreto film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

2011
The Art of Losing
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2011
Amor em 4 Atos
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2008
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2007
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2000
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1998
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1996
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1990
A Show of Force
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1987
Romance da Empregada
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1983
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1982
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1981
O Beijo No Asfalto
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1974
A Estrela Sobe
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1973
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1971
Emboscada
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1970
Este Silêncio Pode Significar Muita Coisa
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Producer Credits

2008
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2007
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2000
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1996
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1984
Garota dourada
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1982
Menino do Rio
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Writer Credits

1983
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1982
Menino do Rio
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1974
A Estrela Sobe
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1973
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1971
Emboscada
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Cinema of Brazil
A Praga (1980)
Barren Lives (1963)
Black Orpheus (1959)
Blindness (2008)
Bossa Nova (2000)
Brainstorm (2001)
Bruno Barreto
Caiçara (1950)
Cangaceiro (1953)
Carandiru (2003)
Carlitinhos (1921)