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Tata Amaral

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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The São Paulo -based filmmaker Tata Amaral in one of most talented and awarded filmmaker o Brazil's recent filmography. Her work stands out for its experimentation and originality.

Hr debut feature " A Starry Sky" (1996)was considered by the critics one of the three most important Brazilian movies of the 90's and was screened in Iffs such Toronto, Rotterdam, and Berlin. Her second Feature, "Throught The Window"(2000) was awarded with severals nation and international prizes.

"Antonia" (2006), her third feature film had its world premiere at Toronto IFF, it was acquired by HBO Latin America and FOX Channels, and it inspired the homonymous TV series exhibited by Tv Globo, Brazil's biggest Tv channel. The series was nominated for the international Emmy Awards in 2007.

Her film "Today" (2013) was the biggest winner at 2011s Brasilia Film Festival of Brazilian Cinema and "Bring Inside"(2016) was awarded Best Film by the audience at São Paulo Latin American Film festival in 2015 She also directed the documentary Tv series "Rua!"(2013), for the São Paulo Municipal Department of Human Rights, and "Causando na Rua"(2016), for CineBRASiLTV channel. She also directed episodes for the 2nd and 3rd seasons of HBO's Original Brazilan TV series Psi (2015- 2016) Currently, Amaral is working on the post-production of her latest feature, "Express Kidnapping", which will be released in the first half of 2018, and on the 2nd season of the series "Causando na Rua".

Currently (2017), Amaral is working on the post-production of her latest feature, "Expreess Kidnapping", which will be released in the first half of 2018, and on the 2nd season of the Tv series "Causando na Rua".
BornSeptember 1960
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    • Awards
      • 28 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Antônia (2006)
    Antônia
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2006
    Denise Fraga and César Troncoso in Hoje (2011)
    Hoje
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2011
    Leona Cavalli and Paulo Vespúcio in A Starry Sky (1996)
    A Starry Sky
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1996
    Fransérgio Araújo and Laura Cardoso in Através da Janela (2000)
    Através da Janela
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Director



    • Causando na Rua
      • general director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2016
    • Mulheres Artistas
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • As Protagonistas (2021)
      As Protagonistas
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Express Kidnapping (2018)
      Express Kidnapping
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Psi (2014)
      Psi
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2017
    • Causando na Rua (2016)
      Causando na Rua
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Bring It Inside (2013)
      Bring It Inside
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Rua! (2013)
      Rua!
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Denise Fraga and César Troncoso in Hoje (2011)
      Hoje
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Carnaval dos Deuses (2010)
      Carnaval dos Deuses
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Selma Egrei, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Felipe Rocha, Paula Pretta, Georgina Castro, Julio Machado, Pedro Lemos, and Maria Helena Chira in Trago Comigo (2009)
      Trago Comigo
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • O Rei do Carimã (2009)
      O Rei do Carimã
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • O Rei do Carimã
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Antônia (2006)
      Antônia
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006–2007
    • Antônia (2006)
      Antônia
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Fransérgio Araújo and Laura Cardoso in Através da Janela (2000)
      Através da Janela
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Leona Cavalli and Paulo Vespúcio in A Starry Sky (1996)
      A Starry Sky
      7.0
      • Director
      • 1996

    Producer



    • Causando na Rua
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2016
    • Mulheres Artistas
      • producer
      • Pre-production



    • De Menor: A Série (2025)
      De Menor: A Série
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Causando na Rua (2016)
      Causando na Rua
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Bring It Inside (2013)
      Bring It Inside
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Underage (2013)
      Underage
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2013
    • O Mundo de Ulim e Oilut (2012)
      O Mundo de Ulim e Oilut
      9.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Denise Fraga and César Troncoso in Hoje (2011)
      Hoje
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Family Affair (2011)
      Family Affair
      6.0
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Vestígios (2010)
      Vestígios
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Selma Egrei, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Felipe Rocha, Paula Pretta, Georgina Castro, Julio Machado, Pedro Lemos, and Maria Helena Chira in Trago Comigo (2009)
      Trago Comigo
      6.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • O Rei do Carimã (2009)
      O Rei do Carimã
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Grandes Personagens Brasileiros - Cristiano Mascaro (2009)
      Grandes Personagens Brasileiros - Cristiano Mascaro
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Mascarianas (2008)
      Mascarianas
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Antônia (2006)
      Antônia
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Leona Cavalli and Paulo Vespúcio in A Starry Sky (1996)
      A Starry Sky
      7.0
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Moleque de Rua (O Nobre Pacto) (1991)
      Moleque de Rua (O Nobre Pacto)
      6.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 1991

    Writer



    • Causando na Rua
      • Writer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2016
    • Mulheres Artistas
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • As Protagonistas (2021)
      As Protagonistas
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Express Kidnapping (2018)
      Express Kidnapping
      5.0
      • Writer
      • treatment
      • 2018
    • Selma Egrei, Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Felipe Rocha, Paula Pretta, Georgina Castro, Julio Machado, Pedro Lemos, and Maria Helena Chira in Trago Comigo (2009)
      Trago Comigo
      6.1
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2009
    • Antônia (2006)
      Antônia
      6.9
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Antônia (2006)
      Antônia
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Fransérgio Araújo and Laura Cardoso in Através da Janela (2000)
      Através da Janela
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Viver a Vida (1991)
      Viver a Vida
      5.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1991
    • Mude Seu Dial: Um Rádio-Clip com as Ondas do Ar (1986)
      Mude Seu Dial: Um Rádio-Clip com as Ondas do Ar
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Poema: Cidade (1986)
      Poema: Cidade
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1986

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    • Born
      • September 1960
      • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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