Paulo Rocha
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-12-22 (77 years old)
Deathday
2012-12-29
Place of Birth
Porto, Portugal
Also known As
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Paulo Rocha
Biography
Paulo Rocha was born on December 22, 1935 in Porto, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for A Ilha dos Amores (1982), O Rio do Ouro (1998) and A Raiz do Coração(2000). He died on December 29, 2012 in Porto. Abandoned Lisbon Law School to dedicate himself to the movies, and founded Cine-Clube de Lisboa (CCC) with Nuno de Bragança, João Bénard da Costa, Pedro Tamen and Alberto Vaz da Silva. In 1962, concluded his studies at IDHEC, Paris, France, but he says he learned more watching time and again Jean Renoir and 'Kenzo Mizoguchi' films than in academic film studies
Acting
1981
as Doctor
1984
as Self
2006
1986
as Premier Prête
1982
as Camilo Pessanha
1988
as The Melomaniac
1990
as Hostel Doorman
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1959
as Assistant Director Trainee
1998
as Director
1999
as Producer
1963
as Director
1963
as Screenplay
1982
as Director
1987
as Producer
1987
as Director
2013
as Producer
2013
as Director
2013
as Screenplay
1971
as Director
1972
as Director
2000
as Producer
2000
as Screenplay
1988
as Producer
1988
as Director
2000
as Director
1988
as Screenplay
1984
as Director
1967
as Director
2004
as Director
2001
as Director
1993
as Director
1993
as Director
1998
as Director
1963
as Archival Footage Research
2025
as Idea
1995
as Writer
1995
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1967
as Editor
2004
as Producer
1982
as Executive Producer
1964
as Assistant Director
1998
as Screenplay
1998
as Editor
1982
as Producer
1982
as Screenplay
1987
as Screenplay
2005
as Producer
1971
as Editor
1991
as Producer
1984
as Writer
2004
as Producer
2004
as Producer
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