Walter Salles
Known for Directing · 9 credits
- Born
- 1956-04-12 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe.
He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category.
Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world.
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Known For
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Critic
2008
as Self
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
2005
as Self
Films to Die For
2025
as Self - Interviewee
Traveling with Che Guevara
2004
as Self
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
2002
as Self
TV Shows (1)
Movies (8)
Critic
2008
as Self
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
2005
as Self
Films to Die For
2025
as Self - Interviewee
Traveling with Che Guevara
2004
as Self
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
2002
as Self
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001
At the Edge of the Earth
2002
as Self
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013
as Self
About Walter Salles
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe. He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998),… With 9 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Walter Salles has appeared in 8 films and 1 TV show.
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- Critic (2008) — as Self
- Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' (2005) — as Self
- Films to Die For (2025) — as Self - Interviewee
- Traveling with Che Guevara (2004) — as Self
- Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation (2002) — as Self
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