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Ruy Guerra
Born 1931-08-22Maputo, Moçambique
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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Asa RealRolePeréio, Eu Te Odeio!RoleQuando a Coisa Vira OutraSelf (archive footage)Já que Ninguém me Tira Para DançarSelfTempo RuySelfCandango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelfOblivious MemoryVoz do sapoSaudadeSelfThe Man Who Killed John WayneSelfCinema NovoSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Gabo & CinemaSelfChico: Brazilian ArtistSelfAbout CinemaSelfBlue BloodMumbebo5x Favela, Now by OurselvesRoleBreathlessRoleThe House of SandVasco de SáA Linguagem do CinemaRoleRetrato Do Artista Com Um 38 Na MãoRoleDibSelfNifrapoRoleBranded For LifeRoleAguirre, the Wrath of GodDon Pedro de UrsúaThe Suns of Easter IslandRole