Luiz de Barros

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-09-12 (89 years old)

Deathday

1982-12-03

Place of Birth

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luiz de Barros

Biography

Luiz de Barros (Rio de Janeiro, September 12th, 1893 — Rio de Janeiro, 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.

Production

1945

Pif-Paf

as Director

1945

Pif-Paf

as Production Design

1956

1943

1943

Samba em Berlim

as Production Design

1948

Fogo na Canjica

as Art Direction

1945

O Cortiço

as Screenplay

1945

Pif-Paf

as Camera Operator

1936

1980

Ele, Ela, Quem?

as Associate Producer

1980

1938

1938

Maridinho de Luxo

as Screenplay

1935

Hello, Hello, Brazil!

as Director of Photography

1944

1930

O Babão

as Director

1930

O Babão

as Writer

1951

Mud Angel

as Director

1951

Mud Angel

as Writer

1951

Mud Angel

as Editor

1951

Mud Angel

as Set Decoration

1943

Samba em Berlim

as Director

1943

1938

1938

1937

O Samba da Vida

as Director

1937

O Samba da Vida

as Screenplay

1941

Black Diamonds

as Director

1941

1980

Ele, Ela, Quem?

as Director

1945

O Cortiço

as Director

1945

O Cortiço

as Editor

1945

O Cortiço

as Production Design

1924

Hei de Vencer

as Director

1924

Hei de Vencer

as Writer

1959

1948

Fogo na Canjica

as Director

1948

Fogo na Canjica

as Screenplay

1948

1952

O Rei do Samba

as Screenplay

1952

O Rei do Samba

as Director

1929

1958

1958

1956

1946

Caídos do Céu

as Director

1946

1946

1920

1916

A Viuvinha

as Director

1916

Perdida

as Director

1970

Salário Mínimo

as Art Direction

1916

Vivo ou Morto

as Director

1924

Vocação Irresistível

as Camera Operator

1920

1920

1923

1923

1923

1923

1923

O Cavaleiro Negro

as Camera Operator

1940

E o Circo Chegou

as Director

1940

1919

Ubirajara

as Director

1919

Ubirajara

as Producer

1919

Ubirajara

as Writer

1919

Ubirajara

as Editor

1918

A Derrocada

as Director

1918

A Derrocada

as Writer

1923

1923

1923

1923

A Capital Federal

as Camera Operator

1923

A Capital Federal

as Background Designer

1918

Zero-Treze

as Director

1918

Zero-Treze

as Writer

1918

Zero-Treze

as Producer

1918

Zero-Treze

as Editor

1918

Zero-Treze

as Art Designer

1920

A Joia Maldita

as Director

1920

1920

A Joia Maldita

as Art Direction

1922

1922

1922

1922

1922

1922

O Rio Grande do Sul

as Camera Operator

1922

1919

Alma Sertaneja

as Director

1919

Alma Sertaneja

as Art Direction

1919

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