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Breno Silveira is a Brazilian film director with an outstanding career in movies, music videos, and television commercials. A partner of Conspiração Filmes, Breno has a degree in cinematography from École Louis-Lumière in Paris and began his career as director of photography, having signed the photography of more than ten feature films. His first feature, "Dois Filhos de Francisco" ("Two Sons of Francisco"), launched in 2005, stands as one of the biggest blockbusters of the past 25 years in Brazil, having reached a public of more than 5.3 million people in theaters, and was the Brazilian candidate for the Oscars that year. He has also directed "Era Uma Vez" ("Once Upon a Time in Rio"), 2008, selected for the Toronto International Film Festival; "À Beira do Caminho" ("Along the Way"), 2012, winner of 5 awards in the Cine PE Festival, including best film, best screenplay and best actor; "Gonzaga - de Pai pra Filho" ("Gonzaga"), 2012, winner of 5 Grand Awards of the Brazilian Cinema, including best film, best director and best actor. In 2016 Breno created and directed his first television series, "1 Contra Todos" ("One Against All"), the most seen Brazilian series on paid TV within Brazil, and second in ratings only to "The Walking Dead" on Fox channel. "1 Contra Todos" raised Fox's prime time audience in 74% and received an International Emmy® Awards nomination.
Following this achievement, the series is now on its third season and Fox is developing an international remake. Breno's latest work, "Entre Irmãs" ("The Seamstress"), 2017, a feature film and a short series on Rede Globo (Brazil's largest TV network), was the most successful show in Brazilian television in the past 20 years, having reached a public of more than 84 million people.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Luiz Gonzaga was born on 13 December 1912 in Exu, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was an actor and composer, known for Cala a Boca, Etelvina (1958), Sai de Baixo (1956) and El gran espectáculo (1958). He was married to Helena Neves Cavalcanti and Odaléia Guedes dos Santos. He died on 2 August 1989 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Arturo Gatti was born on 15 April 1972 in Calabria, Italy. He was an actor, known for Breaking Point (2009), Welcome to the Family: A Mob Film (2013) and HBO Boxing After Dark (1996). He was married to Amanda Rodrigues. He died on 11 July 2009 in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Capiba was born on 28 October 1904 in Surubim, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was an actor and composer, known for Central Station (1998), A Compadecida (1969) and Samba da Vida (1937). He died on 31 December 1997 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Producer
- Writer
Jarbas Barbosa was born in 1927 in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. He was a producer and writer, known for Adorável Trapalhão (1967), Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê (1966) and Carnaval Barra Limpa (1967). He died on 9 December 2005 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Reginaldo Rossi was born on 14 February 1944 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Chega de Saudade (2007), Aquarius (2016) and Massacre County (2015). He died on 20 December 2013 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Genival Lacerda was born on 5 April 1931 in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Bye Bye Brazil (1980), Made in Brazil (1985) and Hit Parade (2021). He died on 7 January 2021 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Nana Vasconcelos was born on 2 August 1944 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a composer and actor, known for Quase Dois Irmãos (2004), Down by Law (1986) and Midnight (1998). He was married to Patrícia Vasconcelos. He died on 9 March 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Luiz Bandeira was born on 25 December 1923 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was an actor, known for The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006), Histórias do Flamengo (1999) and O Seqüestro (1981). He died on 22 February 1998 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Erickson Luna was born in 1958 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Recife Inver$o$ - Fragmentos do Delírio Cotidiano (2004) and Ave Maria ou Mãe dos Oprimidos (2003). He died on 20 April 2007 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Ascenso Ferreira was born on 9 May 1895 in Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil. Ascenso was a writer, known for Oropa, França e Bahia (1998). Ascenso died on 5 May 1965 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Gregório de Mattos was born on 7 April 1636 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Gregório de Mattos (2003). He died on 26 November 1696 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Nelson Ferreira was born on 9 December 1902 in Bonito, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was a composer, known for Terra Sem Deus (1963), O Coelho Sai (1942) and Evocações... Nélson Ferreira (1987). He died on 21 December 1976 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Actor
- Writer
Rubem Rocha Filho was born in 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for Ganga Zumba (1963), Árido Movie (2005) and O Bandido da Sétima Luz (1987). He died on 28 May 2008 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Writer
- Actor
Ariano Suassuna was born on 16 June 1927 in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for A Dog's Will (2000), A Compadecida (1969) and O Auto da Boa Mentira (2021). He died on 23 July 2014 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Director
- Actor
Marcílio Lisboa was a director and actor, known for Pernambucanidade (1994). He died on 21 September 2006 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Graça Araújo was born on 2 April 1956 in Itambé, Pernambuco, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Cold Tropics (2009), TV Jornal Meio Dia (1993) and A Paixão de Francisco (2000). She died on 8 September 2018 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Marinês was born on 16 November 1936 in São Vicente Ferrer, Pernambuco, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Rico Ri à Toa (1957) and Viva São João! (2002). She died on 14 May 2007 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Selma do Coco was born on 10 December 1929 in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil. She died on 9 May 2015 in Paulista, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Lourival Batista was born on 6 January 1915 in São José do Egito, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Soledade, a Bagaceira (1976). He died on 5 December 1992 in São José do Egito, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Plínio Pacheco was born on 30 October 1926 in Santa Maria, Brazil. He was a producer and production manager, known for A Vingança Dos Doze (1970), A Noite do Espantalho (1974) and A Compadecida (1969). He was married to Diva Pacheco. He died on 22 August 2002 in Pernambuco, Brazil.- Barreto Júnior was born on 5 June 1903 in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Retribuição (1924). He died on 21 February 1983 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Almira Castilho was born on 24 August 1924 in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Bom Mesmo é Carnaval (1962), O Viúvo Alegre (1960) and Pequeno por Fora (1960). She was married to Jackson do Pandeiro. She died on 26 February 2011 in Pernambuco, Brazil.- Zoraide Coleto was an actress, known for Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016) and Marés (2018). She died on 4 October 2020 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Maria Júlia do Nascimento, Dona Santa, better known as Recife's queen of maracatus, was born on March 25, 1877, in the courtyard of Santa Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco. Before becoming Queen of the Maracatu Elephant, which made her famous, Dona Santa, or Santinha, played at the congadas (African rhythms), Verdureira and Miçangueira, was Queen of the Maracatu Leão Coroado and founded the Troça Carnavalesca Mista Rei dos Ciganos, that later became Maracatu Porto Rico do Oriente. Daughter and granddaughter of Africans, she had in her blood the rhythm of the zabumba and the "baque virado" from maracatu. As queen of the Leão Coroado, she married João Vitorino; later, she renounced the throne after her husband was chosen to reign at the Maracatu Elefante, founded, according to various sources, in 1800. Dona Santa reigned over Maracatu Elefante for sixteen years, during which time it became most prominent of all maracatus. When her husband died, she took over the rule but was not crowned until February 27, 1947. The Elefante used to performed on Carnival's Mondays. Dona Santa paraded in a nineteenth-century European-style dress made of silk, velvet, satin, embroidered with sequins, beads, and gold thread, and carried a metal marlin with which she blessed her "subjects," as well as a scepter, crown, high-necked cape, heels, earrings, rings, bracelets, and brooches. Her favorite colors were yellow, blue, white and green. A traditional and respected figure, Dona Santa reigned during many Recife's carnivals and was the subject of studies by several researchers, such as US researcher and anthropologist Katarina Real. Dona Santa died in Recife in 1962 at the age of 85.