Director
Luiz de Barros
September 12, 1893 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luiz de Barros (Rio de Janeiro, September 12th, 1893 — Rio de Janeiro, December 3rd, 1982) was a Brazilian filmmaker, producer, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. He also worked in the theater as a set designer, producer, artistic director and a playwright, besides serving as a decorator and artistic director for famous shows of the Cassino da Urca and Cassino Atlântico.
His career in film began in 1914, when he directed A Viuvinha. He directed the first Brazilian sound film, Acabaram-se os Otários (1929), made with a synchronization technique he devised himself. From 1914 to 1980, he made about 250 films.
Often works with
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Carlos Barbosa
7 titles together
Maridinho de Luxo, O Rei do Samba, Berlim na Batucada
Abel Pêra
5 titles together
O Cortiço, Samba em Berlim, Entra na Farra
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Manoel Rocha
5 titles together
O Cortiço, Fogo na Canjica, Berlim na Batucada
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Herivelto Martins
5 titles together
Caídos do Céu, Fogo na Canjica, Pif-Paf
Augusto Aníbal
4 titles together
Caídos do Céu, Maridinho de Luxo, Mud Angel
Linda Batista
4 titles together
Caídos do Céu, Maridinho de Luxo, Fogo na Canjica
Full filmography · 53
Ele, Ela, Quem?
cast and Director
1980
O Incrível Luiz de Barros
cast
1971
Por Um Céu de Liberdade
Director
1961
Here Come the Cadets
Director
1959
Com a Mão na Massa
Director
1958
Fuzileiro do Amor
as Almirante
1956
Quem Sabe... Sabe!
Director and Writer
1956
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
Director
1954
O Rei do Samba
Director
1952
Mud Angel
Writer and Director
1951
Fogo na Canjica
Director
1948
Caídos do Céu
Director and Writer
1946