- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHumberto Duarte Mauro
- Pioneer of Brazilian cinema. Humberto Mauro began his career in the provinces in 1926 and was brought to Rio de Janeiro by producer-director Adhemar Gonzaga in 1930. He went on to direct several features which were praised for their uniquely Brazilian style - notably Ganga Bruta (1933) - as well as making over 230 shorts for the National Institute of Educational Cinema. Several of the latter, including A Velha a Fiar (1964), became classics of the genre.
- IMDb mini biography by: Daniel Yates <kamerad76@hotmail.com>
- SpouseLola Lys(February 1920 - November 15, 1983) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- Retrospective at the 25th Nantes Three Continents Festival, France.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 735-739. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- Considered the first great director of Brazilian cinema.
- Grandfather of actress Cláudia Mauro.
- Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1938
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