Person Details

Birthday: 1955-03-16 18:43:02

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

Bruno Barreto (born March 16, 1955) is a Brazilian film director born in Rio de Janeiro. He has been making feature-length films ever since he was seventeen years old and remains one of Brazil’s most accomplished and popular directors to this day. The type of films he makes vary widely from light comedies like Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) and Bossa Nova (2000) to tense political thrillers like Four Days in September (1997). Other films Barreto has directed films include Carried Away and View from the Top. Barreto was married to actress Amy Irving from 1996 to 2005, with whom he made Bossa Nova and Carried Away. They had one son (Gabriel) together. He is the ex-stepfather of Max Spielberg Irving's son by her first husband Steven Spielberg.

Most Famous Work

View from the Top
Average
6

View from the Top

(2003) Director
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
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7

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

(1976) Screenplay
Reaching for the Moon
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7

Reaching for the Moon

(2013) Writer
Gabriela
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6

Gabriela

(1983) Screenplay
Last Stop 174
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7

Last Stop 174

(2008) Producer
Romeo and Juliet Get Married
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6
The American Guest
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8

The American Guest

(2021) Creator
Four Days in September
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7

Four Days in September

(1997) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2008 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Production

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
1979 Camera Operator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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