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Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Born
May 25, 1932 · Aged 56
Died
Sep 10, 1988
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gender
Male
Movie credits
8
TV credits
0
Directing credits
16

Biography

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (Rio de Janeiro, May 25, 1932 – September 10, 1988) was a Brazilian filmmaker. He was a member of the Cinema Novo movement. Andrade is best known for his 1969 film Macunaíma, based loosely on the novel of the same title by Mário de Andrade. His 1962 documentary film Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.