Nelson Rodrigues
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-08-23 (68 years old)
Deathday
1980-12-21
Place of Birth
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Also known As
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Nelson Rodrigues
Biography
Nelson Falcão Rodrigues (Recife, August 23, 1912 – Rio de Janeiro, December 21, 1980) was a writer, journalist, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and chronicler of Brazilian customs and football. He is considered Brazil's most influential playwright. His plays usually dealt with topics considered taboo by Brazilian society, such as sexuality, virginity and incest, denouncing the hypocrisy of family life in the middle and upper classes.
Acting
1970
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1962
as Himself
1969
as Himself
2021
as Self (archive footage)
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1950
as Dialogue
1978
as Associate Producer
1980
as Associate Producer
1973
as Writer
1961
as Writer
1971
1966
as Producer
1967
as Screenplay
1999
as Short Story
2015
as Original Story
2006
as Original Story
1963
as Original Story
1965
as Original Story
1966
as Original Story
1983
as Original Story
1965
as Original Story
1952
as Original Story
1964
as Original Story
2018
as Novel
2013
as Theatre Play
1981
as Original Story
1976
as Novel
1992
as Theatre Play
1990
as Theatre Play
1985
as Theatre Play
1963
as Theatre Play
1981
as Theatre Play
1978
as Theatre Play
1980
as Theatre Play
2000
as Original Story
1981
as Novel
1978
as Screenstory
2019
as Original Story
2016
as Original Story
1999
as Original Story
1999
as Original Story
1981
as Original Story
1962
as Screenplay
1974
as Original Story
1992
as Original Story
1990
as Original Story
2025
as Original Story
2025
as Original Story
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