Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (May 25, 1932 – September 10, 1988) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He was a member of the Cinema Novo movement in Brazil. Andrade is best known for his 1969 film Macunaíma, based loosely on the novel of the same title by Mário de Andrade.
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

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- Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
- Born
- 25 May 1932
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died
- 10 September 1988
- Occupation
- Director, writer
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His 1962 documentary film Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
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• Name — Joaquim Pedro de Andrade • Born — 25 May 1932 • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Died — 10 September 1988 • Place of death — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Occupation — Director, writer • Years Active — 1963–1988
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Key • Indicates a documentary — Indicates a short film List of films directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade • Year — Original title — English release title — Language(s) — Notes • 1959 — O Mestre de Apipucos — The Master of Apipucos — Portuguese — Short documentary on Gilberto Freyre. • 1959 — O Poeta do Castelo — The Poet of Castelo — Portuguese — Short documentary on Manuel Bandeira. • 1960 — Couro de Gato — Cat Skin — Portuguese — Segment of Cinco Vezes Favela (1962). • 1962 — Garrincha: Alegria do Povo — Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle / Garrincha: Joy of the People — Portuguese — Documentary on Garrincha. • 1966 — O Padre e a Moça — The Priest and the Girl — Portuguese • 1967 — Improvisiert und Zielbewusst — Cinema Novo — German, Portuguese — German-Brazilian short TV documentary on Cinema Novo directors Leon Hirszman, Glauber Rocha, Arnaldo Jabor, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Domingos de Oliveira and Carlos Diegues. • 1968 — Brasília: Contradições de Uma Cidade Nova — Brasília: Contradictions of a New City — Portuguese — Short documentary on urbanization and living conditions in Brasília. • 1969 — Macunaíma — Jungle Freaks / Macunaíma — Portuguese • 1970 — A Linguagem da Persuasão — The Language of Persuasion — Portuguese • 1972 — Os Inconfidentes — The Conspirators — Portuguese • 1975 — Guerra Conjugal — Conjugal Warfare — Portuguese • 1977 — Vereda Tropical — Tropical Lane — Portuguese — Segment of Contos Eróticos (1980). • 1978 — O Aleijadinho — - — Portuguese — Short documentary on Aleijadinho. • 1982 — O Homem do Pau Brasil — The Brazilwood Man — Portuguese
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