Nelson Pereira dos Santos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Born(1928-10-22)22 October 1928
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died21 April 2018(2018-04-21) (aged 89)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationFilm director
Years active1955–2018
MovementCinema Novo
Spouse(s)Laurita Andrade Sant'Anna dos Santos (1949-1999)
Ivelise Ferreira (2000-2018)

Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 – 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as Vidas Secas (Barren Lives, 1963), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos, Rio, 40º Graus, and his most well-known film outside of Brazil is the black comedy How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971).

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