Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1932, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade was one of the directors of Brazilian Cinema Novo, with Garrincha: Alegria do Povo (1962), The Priest and the Girl (1966) and Macunaíma (1969), a satirical adaptation of the modernist novel by Mário de Andrade. Later work includes The Conspirators (1972), Conjugal Warfare (1975) and The Brazilwood Man (1982). He died in 1988.
Filmography
- Garrincha: Alegria do Povo (1962)
- The Priest and the Girl (1966)
- Macunaíma (1969)
- The Conspirators (1972)
- Conjugal Warfare (1975)
- The Brazilwood Man (1982)