
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

Cinema Novo
2016
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The House of Sand
2005
as Vasco de Sá

About Cinema
2015
as Self

S.O.S. Noronha
1957
as Miguel

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020
as Self

5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010

Brazil in Cannes
1971

Gabo & Cinema
2016
as Self

Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar
2021
as Self

Dib
1997
as Self

The Suns of Easter Island
1972

The Man Who Killed John Wayne
2017
as Self

Benito Cereno
1971

Retrato Do Artista Com Um 38 Na Mão
1999

Chico: Brazilian Artist
2015
as Self

Blue Blood
2014
as Mumbebo

Saudade
2017
as Self

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022
as Self (archive footage)

The Beggars
1963

Le Maître du temps
1971

Oblivious Memory
2018
as Voz do sapo

Breathless
2006

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023

Tempo Ruy
2021
as Self

A Linguagem do Cinema
2001
Nifrapo
1985

Branded For Life
1977

Asa Real
2024
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
- Cinema Novo (2016) — as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- The House of Sand (2005) — as Vasco de Sá
- About Cinema (2015) — as Self
- S.O.S. Noronha (1957) — as Miguel
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