Director
Luiz de Barros
133 years · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 56 films
Luiz de Barros (Rio de Janeiro, September 12th, 1893 — Rio de Janeiro, December 3rd, 1982) was a Brazilian filmmaker, producer, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. He also worked in the theater as a set designer, producer, artistic director and a playwright, besides serving as a decorator and artistic director for famous shows of the Cassino da Urca and Cassino Atlântico. His career in film began in 1914, when he directed A Viuvinha. He directed the first Brazilian sound film, Acabaram-se os Otários (1929), made with a synchronization technique he devised himself. From 1914 to 1980, he made about 250 films.
Best known for
Filmography 56
Ele, Ela, Quem?
1980 · Actor, Editor
O Incrível Luiz de Barros
1971 · Actor
Por um Céu de Liberdade
1961 · Director
Here Come the Cadets
1959 · Director
Com a Mão na Massa
1958 · Director, Producer
Fuzileiro do Amor
1956 · Almirante
Quem Sabe... Sabe!
1956 · Director, Writer
Malandros em Quarta Dimensão
1954 · Screenplay, Editor
O Rei do Samba
1952 · Screenplay, Director
Mud Angel
1951 · Director, Writer
Fogo na Canjica
1948 · Director, Screenplay
Caídos do Céu
1946 · Director, Writer
O Cortiço
1945 · Screenplay, Director
Pif-Paf
1945 · Director
Berlim na Batucada
1944 · Director
Samba em Berlim
1943 · Editor, Director
Entra na Farra
1943 · Writer, Director
Black Diamonds
1941 · Director, Writer
E o Circo Chegou
1940 · Director, Writer
Maridinho de Luxo
1938 · Director, Screenplay
Tererê Não Resolve
1938 · Director, Screenplay
O Samba da Vida
1937 · Director, Screenplay
The Young Great-Great-Grandfather
1936 · Director, Screenplay
Carioca Maravilhosa
1936 · Director, Writer