Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
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Jorge Amado

Writer 1912-08-10 Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences. He occupied th...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Tieta of Agreste

Tieta of Agreste

1996 · Ele Mesmo

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975 · Self

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 · Self - Main Guest

Jorge Amado no Cinema

Jorge Amado no Cinema

1979 · Movie

Aimé Césaire: A Voice for History

Aimé Césaire: A Voice for History

1995 · Self

Bahia, For Example

Bahia, For Example

1969 · Self

Zona+

Zona+

1994 · Próprio

Dê Lembranças a Todos

Dê Lembranças a Todos

2018 · Self

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

1998 · Self

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Life of Cinema

2023 · Self (archive footage)

O Homem de Areia

O Homem de Areia

1982 · Ele mesmo

Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo

Josué de Castro, Cidadão do Mundo

1994 · Movie

Looking Back at You

Looking Back at You

1993 · Self

Aimé Césaire: A Voice for History

Aimé Césaire: A Voice for History

1995 · Self

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi

2024 · Self (archive footage)

3 Obás de Xangô

3 Obás de Xangô

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo

Glauber Rocha: Morto/Vivo

1981 · Movie

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei

1996 · Self