Ruy Guerra
Directing
Biography
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still Portuguese colony. Guerra studied at IDHEC film school in Paris from 1952. In 1958 he started his career as an assistant director in several French films. Later on he immigrated to Brazil, where he directed his first feature film, Os Cafajestes (1962).
Filmography 49
Movies (48)
A Fúria2026Directing
In Pieces2025Directing
Asa Real2024
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!2023
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra2022Self (archive footage)
Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançar2021Self
Tempo Ruy2021Self
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival2020Self
Oblivious Memory2018Voz do sapo
Saudade2017Self
The Man Who Killed John Wayne2017Self
Cinema Novo2016Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Gabo & Cinema2016Self
Chico: Brazilian Artist2015Self
About Cinema2015Self
Blue Blood2014Mumbebo
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves2010
In Evil Hour2006Directing
Breathless2006
The House of Sand2005Vasco de Sá
Portugal S.A.2004Directing
A Linguagem do Cinema2001
Turbulence2000Directing
Monsanto2000Directing
Retrato Do Artista Com Um 38 Na Mão1999
Dib1997Self
Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier1990Directing
Kuarup1989Directing
Malandro1986Directing- Nifrapo1985
Shows (1)
I Sell My Dreams1994Directing