Bruno Barreto

Biography

Born 03/16/1955

The son of Brazilian film producers, precocious filmmaker Bruno Barreto made his directing debut with "Tati", Brazil's official entry at the 1973 Moscow Film Festival, and was only 22 when he scored an international hit with "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" (1977), a comedy of sexual manners...
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Filmography

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Highlights

In 1999, Cast Irving as English teacher living in Rio in the romantic comedy "Bossa Nova"
In 1998, Stumbled with cliched crime actioner, "One Tough Cop", based on NYC policeman Bo Dietl's autobiographical book; starred Steven Baldwin and Chris Penn; featured Irving as a foul-mouthed, tough-as-nails FBI agent
In 1997, Directed the superb docudrama "Four Days in September", about the 1969 kidnapping of the US ambassador to Brazil; Serran, the last in a long line of writers, credited for screenplay; nominated for the Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award

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Family & Companions

Luiz Carlos Barreto: father (executive producer for both "Dona Flora and Her Two Husbands" (1977) and "Four Days in September" (1996))
Lucy Baretto: mother (produced several of her son's films, including "Four Days in September")
Fabio Barreto: brother (served as production assistant on "Dona Flora and Her Two Husbands")

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