Director: Fábio Barreto

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Birthday: 1957-06-06
Born in: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography: Filho de Luís Carlos Barreto, e irmão do também cineasta Bruno Barreto. Atuou no primeiro curta-metragem, "Três Amigos que Não se Separam", quando tinha nove anos; no filme também atuaram sua irmã (Paula Barreto) e a cadela Baleia, coadjuvante no filme Vidas Secas (1963). Foi assistente de direção de Carlos Diegues em Bye Bye Brasil (1979). Iniciou sua carreira no cinema aos 20 anos, dirigindo o curta-metragem A Estória de José e Maria (1977). E estreou como diretor de longa-metragem no Festival de Cannes de 1982, com Índia, a Filha do Sol (1982), inscrito na Quinzena dos Realizadores; tinha 24 anos. Seu filme O Quatrilho (1995) foi indicado para o Oscar de melhor filme estrangeiro de 1995. Trabalhou como ator em dois filmes — For all - O trampolim da vitória (1997) e Memórias do cárcere (1984) — e dirigiu 9 longas.

Known for

Lula, the Son of Brazil

The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politicians in Brazilian history.
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Lula, the Son of Brazil

2010

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Bye Bye Brazil

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe.
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Bye Bye Brazil

1980

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The Quartet

The story of two immigrant couples: Teresa and Angelo; Pierina and Massimo. While fighting for survival in the new world, the unexpected love of Massimo and Teresa appears. They react against family and cultural traditions and leave to a new destiny, leaving their partners. Quatrilho is the name of a card game in wich the player have to betray his partner in order to become the champion.
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The Quartet

1995

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The Man Who Challenged the Devil

After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his father-in-law, Zé Araújo becomes the mythical Ojuara, an unconventional hero devoted to debauchery.
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The Man Who Challenged the Devil

2007

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Bela Donna

American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in love with a rude but charming fisherman. The forbidden romance may destroy her marriage and upset the morals of the small village where they live.
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Bela Donna

1998

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Outlaw Love

Police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he looks for a serial killer, he also searches for his estranged daughter, Sandra, whom he kicked out of the house. Lives intersect when the serial killer, Toninho, befriends Sandra, now an exotic dancer and prostitute living and working in the seamy underside of late 1970s Rio.
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Outlaw Love

1979

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Sonhos e Desejos

A young student (Mel Lisboa), a literature professor (Felipe Camargo) and a wounded warrior who is always with his face covered (Sergio Marone) are three militants, who are confined in an apartment in Belo Horizonte. There they confront their emotional and political options, involving loyalty, betrayal and desire.
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Sonhos e Desejos

2006

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The Kiss

When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gesture of sympathy and unconditional pure love. Opportunist photographer Amado Pinheiro witnesses the scene and sees the opportunity to sell newspaper and, together with the despicable and abusive chief of police Cunha, accuses Arandir of homosexuality.
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Luzia Homem

After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts behaving like the men of Brazilian "Sertão". As a grown-up, she sets out to find her parent's murderer, but ends up discovering love.
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Luzia Homem

1988

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