Breno Silveira

05.02.1946, Brasília, Brasil

Between 1993 and 2003, Silveira has worked as a cinematographer on eleven films. He is also a producer and as a director he made his debut with the feature film Carlota Joaquina (1995). Then he directed the TV film Paralamas em Close Up (1998). His biggest commercial success was the feature film 2 Filhos de Francisco - A História De Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano (2005), and he alos directed the successful drama Once Upon a Time in Rio (Era Uma Vez..., 2008). After the somewhat weaker drama A Beira do Caminho (2012), he directed the biographical musical about Brazilian singers, father and son, Gonzaga: From Father to Son (Gonzaga: de prai pra filho, 2012), which won several Brazilian film awards and received international praise. Afterwards, he directed the TV series 1 Contra Todos (2016).

Filmography

Films by this director

Once Upon a Time in Rio

(Era Uma Vez..., 2008.)

Directed by: Breno Silveira

PHOTOGRAPHY: Dudu Miranda, Paulo Souza

Synopsis:

This romantic drama exposes the deep differences within Brazilian society through a love story. Nina and Dé meet on the famous beach Ipanema. They come from different worlds: Nina is the daughter of a successful, wealthy lawyer. She lives and goes to school close to the beach where Dé works as a junk food salesman. He lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood and, needless to say, Nina’s father does not approve of him. Although the couple is genuinely in love, their surroundings do not afford...

digital, color, 117 min

Gonzaga: From Father to Son

(Gonzaga: de prai pra filho, 2012)

Directed by: Breno Silveira

PHOTOGRAPHY: Adrian Teijido

Synopsis:

This is a biographical musical drama about the popular Brazilian singer Luiz Gonzaga and his son Gonzaguinho who is successfully following in his father’s footsteps. In this feature film the director skillfully used some real footage and photographs of Luiz’s performances and portrays the musician’s life story from his modest beginnings in northeastern Brazil to his great success that he was not ready for, either professionally or privately. He had many problems in dealing with...

color, digital, 120 min

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