Walter Salles
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Walter Salles is a Brazilian director born in Rio de Janeiro, celebrated for humane road movies and dramas examining displacement, memory, and Latin American identity. Central Station, following an embittered former teacher's journey across Brazil with an orphaned boy searching for his father, won the Golden Bear at Berlin and became one of the most internationally beloved Brazilian films. The Motorcycle Diaries, chronicling a young Che Guevara's formative journey across South America, extended his gift for combining intimate personal discovery with broader political and historical awakening. On the Road, adapting Jack Kerouac's novel, showed his range into American literary adaptation, while I'm Still Here, based on a real family's search for truth after a father's disappearance under Brazil's military dictatorship, brought him renewed international acclaim and an Academy Award for Best International Feature. Salles's consistent focus on journeys of personal and political discovery has made him one of Brazilian cinema's most internationally significant directors.
Walter Salles
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Walter Salles is a Brazilian director born in Rio de Janeiro, celebrated for humane road movies and dramas examining displacement, memory, and Latin American identity. Central Station, following an embittered former teacher's journey across Brazil with an orphaned boy searching for his father, won the Golden Bear at Berlin and became one of the most internationally beloved Brazilian films. The Motorcycle Diaries, chronicling a young Che Guevara's formative journey across South America, extended his gift for combining intimate personal discovery with broader political and historical awakening. On the Road, adapting Jack Kerouac's novel, showed his range into American literary adaptation, while I'm Still Here, based on a real family's search for truth after a father's disappearance under Brazil's military dictatorship, brought him renewed international acclaim and an Academy Award for Best International Feature. Salles's consistent focus on journeys of personal and political discovery has made him one of Brazilian cinema's most internationally significant directors.
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I'm Still Here
2024
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Central Station
1998
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On the Road
2012
Director
Dark Water
2005
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Paris Je T'aime
2006
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The Motorcycle Diaries
2004
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To Each His Own Cinema
2007
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Linha de Passe
2008
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High Art
1991
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Behind the Sun
2001
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Foreign Land
1996
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Midnight
1998
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Where Has Time Gone?
2017
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Traveling with Che Guevara
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I'm Still Here
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2024
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The Movie Teller
Screenplay
2023
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The Freitas Brothers
Creator
2019–
TV
When the Earth Trembles
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2017
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Where Has Time Gone?
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2017
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On the Road
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2012
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Linha de Passe
Director
2008
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To Each His Own Cinema
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2007
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Paris Je T'aime
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2006
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Walter Salles and where are they from?
Walter Salles is 70 years old, born on April 12, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What are the most famous roles of Walter Salles?
Walter Salles is best known for directing The Motorcycle Diaries, Dark Water, I'm Still Here.
How many movies has Walter Salles directed?
Over a 39-year career (since 1987), Walter Salles has directed or written 17 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was Walter Salles's first movie?
The career of Walter Salles began with Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios (1987).
What is Walter Salles's most recent movie or series?
Walter Salles's most recent release is I'm Still Here, which premiered on September 19, 2024.
What TV shows has Walter Salles created or directed?
On television, Walter Salles has appeared in The Freitas Brothers.
Walter Salles
1956-04-12 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.Walter Salles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.