Writer · Producer

Luiz Carlos Barreto

1928 – 2026

Active years (films on this site)

1962–1966

Genres

DocumentaryDrama

Schools and movements

Brazilian CinemaLatin American CinemaPolitical and Investigative Cinema

Directors worked with

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade2 films

Biography

Luiz Carlos Barreto, also known as Barretão, was a Brazilian film producer, director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as the father of Brazilian directors Bruno Barreto and Fábio Barreto. A leading figure in Brazil's Cinema Novo movement of the 1960s, he started in film after being invited to work on the production and writing of the 1962 O Assalto ao Trem Pagador and the cinematography of the 1963 Vidas Secas. Also in 1963, he and his wife, Lucy Barreto, founded the production company L. C. Barreto Produções Cinematográficas. They were involved in the creation of over 60 films together.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) 1997

2 films on this site

1. Garrincha: Alegria do Povo 1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 7.0 · Writer, Producer
2. The Priest and the Girl 1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · IMDb 7.3 · Producer