- René Sampaio was born on November 26, 1974 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. He is a director and producer, known for Eduardo and Monica (2020), Sinistro (2000) and Brazilian Western (2013). He has been married to Bruna Spinola since November 23, 2013. They have one child.
- SpouseBruna Spinola(November 23, 2013 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenMaria Luísa
- Despite now living in Rio de Janeiro, Sampaio loves the capital of Brazil, Brasília, where he was born, and chose it as the setting for most of his films. "Brasília does not leave me. It's been a character in all of my movies", he once said.
- After the success of "Faroeste Caboclo" and "Eduardo and Mônica", René Sampaio intends to accomplish a trilogy of films inspired by Renato Russo's songs. However, it is a mystery what the inspirational music of this third adaptation will be.
- At age 14, René was a big fan of the band Legião Urbana and when he heard the 9-minute long song "Faroeste Caboclo", he prophesied that one day he would make a movie with that story. Almost 30 years later, he released the award-winning "Brazilian Western".
- René Sampaio is a journalist/publicist graduated from the national university of Brasilia (UNB). His father was a renowned journalist.
- [On her future plans or projects after Eduardo and Monica (2020) ] I have several projects in English or Portuguese with a focus on foreign audiences, as was Round 6, spoken in Korean but a worldwide success. This is my mission now, to make films in Portuguese that communicate with the whole world.
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