Walter Carvalho

Biography

Walter Carvalho is a critically and internationally acclaimed Brazilian cinematographer. Carvalho has worked on over 70 films in his career since entering the Cinema of Brazil in 1973. He has won some 30 different professional film awards to date and has worked on acclaimed Brazilian films such as Carandiru in 2003. He is the father of also cinematographer Lula Carvalho.

Most Famous Work

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The Path

(2022) Director

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Pantanal

(2022) Director

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Carandiru

(2003) Director of Photography

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Central Station

(1998) Director of Photography

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Above Justice

(2016) Director of Photography

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Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

(2004) Director

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Behind the Sun

(2001) Director of Photography

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The Movie of My Life

(2017) Camera Operator

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	N/A	Pereio, Eu Te Odeio! 2023-09-29 Movie
2021	Self	Procura-se Meteorango Kid: Vivo ou Morto 2021-12-08 Movie
2020	Self	Candango: Memoirs from a Festival 2020-10-22 Movie
2018	Self	O Outro Lado da Memória 2018-09-19 Movie
	Self	Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo 2018-08-07 Movie
	himself	Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê 2018-07-05 Movie
2016	Self	Cacaso 2016-04-10 Movie
2008	Self	Cinematography 2008-05-28 Movie
2007	Self	Iluminados 2007-09-30 Movie
2004	Ele mesmo	Vladimir Carvalho, Conterrâneo Velho de Guerra 2004-01-01 Movie
2001	Self	O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho 2001-01-31 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Director	The Path 2022-10-10 TV Show
	Director	Pantanal 2022-03-28 TV Show
2018	Director	Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê 2018-07-05 Movie
2017	Director	Iran 2017-10-08 Movie
2015	Director	About Cinema 2015-09-15 Movie
2014	Director	Brincante 2014-11-20 Movie
	Director	The Party 2014-07-14 TV Show
2012	Director	Mônica Salmaso - Alma Lírica Ao Vivo 2012-12-01 Movie
	Director	Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio 2012-03-23 Movie
2009	Director	Budapeste 2009-05-14 Movie
2006	Director	Moacir Art Brut 2006-10-08 Movie
2005	Director	Carandiru: The Series 2005-06-10 TV Show
2004	Director	Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop 2004-06-11 Movie
2001	Director	Janela da Alma 2001-10-20 Movie
1979	Director	MAM SOS 1979-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Cinematography	Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante 2021-04-11 Movie
2012	Cinematography	Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro 2012-09-27 Movie
1990	Cinematography	Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra 1990-01-02 Movie
1987	Cinematography	Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs 1987-07-07 Movie
1974	Title Graphics	Vila Boa de Goyaz 1974-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Director of Photography	Barretão 2019-10-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Agunia 2019-08-22 Movie
2018	Director of Photography	The Asphalt Kiss 2018-12-06 Movie
	Camera Operator	Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo 2018-08-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Land of the Strong 2018-04-23 TV Show
2017	Director of Photography	Iran 2017-10-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Movie of My Life 2017-08-03 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Movie of My Life 2017-08-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Uma Noite em Sampa 2017-05-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Whirlpool 2017-02-09 Movie
2016	Director of Photography	Nothing Remains the Same 2016-09-27 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Above Justice 2016-08-22 TV Show
2015	Director of Photography	Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem 2015-10-14 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	The Party 2014-07-14 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Getulio 2014-05-01 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	Sentimental Education 2013-10-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	O Canto da Sereia 2013-01-08 TV Show
2012	Director of Photography	Between Valleys 2012-09-28 Movie
	Additional Photography	Marighella 2012-08-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Rat Fever 2012-06-22 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Heleno 2011-09-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Absence that Moves Us 2011-07-01 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	Stolen Dreams 2009-09-25 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Sertão: Veredas 2008-10-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man Who Bottled Clouds 2008-07-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Herb of the Rat 2008-06-26 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	The Ballroom 2007-11-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cleopatra 2007-09-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Santiago 2007-08-24 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	Bog of Beasts 2006-12-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Love for Sale 2006-11-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Machine 2006-04-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	In Evil Hour 2006-02-02 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Spirit of Zé Lins 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Director of Photography	Delicate Crime 2005-09-30 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop 2004-06-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Heliorama 2004-01-03 Movie
2003	Director of Photography	Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth 2003-09-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Love Movie 2003-05-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Carandiru 2003-03-21 Movie
	Additional Photography	Thomaz Farkas, Brasileiro 2003-01-02 Movie
2002	Director of Photography	Madame Satã 2002-10-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mango Yellow 2002-08-14 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	Behind the Sun 2001-12-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	To the Left of the Father 2001-10-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Janela da Alma 2001-10-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Favorite Son 2001-06-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Possible Loves 2001-01-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Canga 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion 2000-04-21 Movie
1999	Director of Photography	News from a Personal War 1999-04-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra 1999-01-02 Movie
1998	Director of Photography	Central Station 1998-11-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Midnight 1998-08-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Futebol 1998-06-01 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	Little Book of Love 1997-01-31 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	Foreign Land 1996-09-04 Movie
	Camera Operator	Jorge Amado 1996-08-04 Movie
1995	Director of Photography	Cinema de Lágrimas 1995-11-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Socorro Nobre 1995-11-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Zweig: A Morte em Cena 1995-01-01 Movie
1991	Director of Photography	Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali 1991-08-08 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	O Mistério de Robin Hood 1990-10-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	O Círculo de Fogo 1990-10-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Uma Escola Atrapalhada 1990-06-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cesium-137 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	How Nice to See You Alive 1989-09-08 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	Uma Questão de Terra 1988-10-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sonhei com Você 1988-08-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Inspector 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Camera Operator	Terra Para Rose 1987-08-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Damas da Noite 1987-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida 1987-04-22 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Brasília, Uma Sinfonia 1986-01-02 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Pedro Mico 1985-12-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta 1985-11-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Duas Vezes Mulher 1985-07-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Rocinha tem Histórias 1985-03-07 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	Sargento Getúlio 1983-06-02 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	O Homem de Areia 1982-10-15 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Boi de Prata 1981-09-26 Movie
1980	Camera Operator	A, B, C, Brasil 1980-05-01 Movie
	Camera Operator	Flamengo Paixão 1980-01-01 Movie
1979	Additional Photography	Brasília Segundo Feldman 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Dia de Erê 1978-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	SRTV - Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Saúda O Povo E Pede Passagem 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	Pankararu de Brejo dos Padres 1977-06-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Brinquedo Popular do Nordeste 1977-01-01 Movie
1976	Additional Photography	Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro 1976-03-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Memória Goitacá 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	Viola Chinesa 1975-05-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Quilombo 1975-02-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	O Último Dia de Lampião 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mutirão 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Pedra da Riqueza 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Anatomia do Espectador 1975-01-01 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	Incelência para um Trem de Ferro 1972-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2017	Screenplay	Iran 2017-10-08 Movie
2001	Writer	Janela da Alma 2001-10-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Associate Producer	Bog of Beasts 2006-12-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv