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Walter Salles

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Walter Salles at an event for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
With historic success on the awards circuit, especially for star Fernanda Torres, the Brazilian historical drama 'I'm Still Here' (2024) has deep familial ties to its real-life subjects and behind the scenes. 'Central Station' (1998) and 'The Motorcycle Diaries' (2004) director Walter Salles has been close to the Paiva family for over 50 years, including matriarch Eunice Paiva, who held her family together in the face of a cruel military dictatorship.
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Walter Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Central Station (1998), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and I'm Still Here (2024). He has been married to Maria Klabin since 2004. They have one child.
BornApril 12, 1956
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BornApril 12, 1956
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 99 wins & 54 nominations total

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    Known for

    Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira in Central Station (1998)
    Central Station
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1998
    The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
    The Motorcycle Diaries
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2004
    Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here (2024)
    I'm Still Here
    8.1
    • Director
    • 2024
    Fernando Alves Pinto and Fernanda Torres in Foreign Land (1995)
    Foreign Land
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Director

    • Fernanda Torres in I'm Still Here (2024)
      I'm Still Here
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Slim Gaillard, Coati Mundi, and The Slim Gaillard Trio in Yep Roc Heresy (2023)
      Yep Roc Heresy
      5.4
      Music Video
      • "On The Road" footage
      • 2023
    • Quando a Terra Treme (2017)
      Quando a Terra Treme
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Where Has the Time Gone? (2017)
      Where Has the Time Gone?
      5.5
      • Director (segment "When the earth trembles")
      • 2017
    • Zhangke Jia in Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2014)
      Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
      Venice 70: Future Reloaded
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • On the Road (2012)
      On the Road
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Stories on Human Rights (2008)
      Stories on Human Rights
      5.4
      • Director (segment "Voyage")
      • 2008
    • Linha de Passe (2008)
      Linha de Passe
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2008
    • To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
      To Each His Own Cinema
      6.7
      • Director (segment "A 8 944 km de Cannes")
      • 2007
    • Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
      Paris, Je T'aime
      7.2
      • Director (segment "Loin du 16e")
      • 2006
    • Jennifer Connelly in Dark Water (2005)
      Dark Water
      5.6
      • directed by
      • 2005
    • The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
      The Motorcycle Diaries
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Adão Xalebaradã in Armas e Paz (2003)
      Armas e Paz
      5.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic (2002)
      Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
      5.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Producer

    • Manas (2024)
      Manas
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Noah's Ark (2024)
      Noah's Ark
      4.3
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Mariner of the Mountains (2021)
      Mariner of the Mountains
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Amazônia S.A. (2019)
      Amazônia S.A.
      7.4
      • associate producer
      • 2019
    • Homing (2019)
      Homing
      5.9
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • Unremember (2018)
      Unremember
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Quando a Terra Treme (2017)
      Quando a Terra Treme
      6.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Aquarius (2016)
      Aquarius
      7.4
      • co-producer
      • 2016
    • Dolores Fonzi in Paulina (2015)
      Paulina
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Maria Luísa Mendonça, Martín Slipak, Diego Velázquez, María Florencia Álvarez, Martina Juncadella, Paloma Alvarez, Paula Baldini, and Lucía Alfonsín in Habi, la extranjera (2013)
      Habi, la extranjera
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2013
    • On the Road (2012)
      On the Road
      6.0
      • associate producer (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Construção (2011)
      Construção
      2.9
      • associate producer
      • 2011
    • Transeunte (2010)
      Transeunte
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell (2010)
      The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Eye of the Storm (2009)
      Eye of the Storm
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2009

    Writer

    • Bérénice Bejo in The Movie Teller (2023)
      The Movie Teller
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • 2023
    • Irmãos Freitas (2019)
      Irmãos Freitas
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Zhangke Jia in Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang (2014)
      Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
      7.1
      • concept
      • 2014
    • Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
      Paris, Je T'aime
      7.2
      • Writer (segment "Loin du 16e")
      • 2006
    • Rodrigo Santoro in Behind the Sun (2001)
      Behind the Sun
      7.6
      • screenplay
      • 2001
    • 2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (1998)
      2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Fernanda Torres in Midnight (1998)
      Midnight
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 1998
    • Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira in Central Station (1998)
      Central Station
      8.0
      • based on an original idea from
      • 1998
    • Socorro Nobre (1996)
      Socorro Nobre
      7.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Fernando Alves Pinto and Fernanda Torres in Foreign Land (1995)
      Foreign Land
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 1995
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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Walter Salles Jr.
    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • April 12, 1956
      • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Spouse
      • Maria Klabin2004 - present (1 child)
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      • 2 Interviews
      • 3 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Directed two Oscar nominated performances: Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres, mother and daughter, respectively.
    • Quotes
      I don't think we can say what the Latin American identity is, but I think we can try to look for it, and look for the reverberations from it.
    • Nickname
      • Waltinho

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