Ruy Guerra
Known for Directing · 29 credits
- Born
- 1931-08-22 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Maputo, Moçambique
Biography
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still Portuguese colony. Guerra studied at IDHEC film school in Paris from 1952. In 1958 he started his career as an assistant director in several French films. Later on he immigrated to Brazil, where he directed his first feature film, Os Cafajestes (1962).
Known For
Movies (29)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
1972
as Don Pedro de Ursúa
Oblivious Memory
2018
as Voz do sapo
Saudade
2017
as Self
The House of Sand
2005
as Vasco de Sá
Nifrapo
1985
Gabo & Cinema
2016
as Self
Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015
as Self
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001
The Suns of Easter Island
1972
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010
About Cinema
2015
as Self
S.O.S. Noronha
1957
as Miguel
Blue Blood
2014
as Mumbebo
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023
Dib
1997
as Self
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021
as Self
Cinema Novo
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Tempo Ruy
2021
as Self
The Beggars
1963
Brazil in Cannes
1971
Breathless
2006
The Man Who Killed John Wayne
2017
as Self
Retrato Do Artista Com Um 38 Na Mão
1999
Asa Real
2024
Benito Cereno
1971
Le Maître du temps
1971
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Branded For Life
1977
About Ruy Guerra
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still Portuguese colony. Guerra studied at IDHEC film school in Paris from 1952. In 1958 he started his career as an assistant director in several French films. Later on he immigrated to Brazil, where he directed his first feature film, Os Cafajestes (1962). With 29 credits spanning from 1957 to 2024, Ruy Guerra has appeared in 29 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ruy Guerra Movies
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) — as Don Pedro de Ursúa
- Oblivious Memory (2018) — as Voz do sapo
- Saudade (2017) — as Self
- The House of Sand (2005) — as Vasco de Sá
- Nifrapo (1985)
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