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Tomas Portella

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Tomas Portella is known for Impuros (2018), The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Blindness (2008).
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Rui Ricardo Diaz and Raphael Logam in Impuros (2018)
    Impuros
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    Edward Norton and Lou Ferrigno in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
    The Incredible Hulk
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Tomas Portela)
    • 2008
    Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
    Blindness
    6.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2008
    Aumenta que é Rock'n'Roll (2024)
    Aumenta que é Rock'n'Roll
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Director

    • Overman
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • O Cobrador de Fraque
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • Rui Ricardo Diaz and Raphael Logam in Impuros (2018)
      Impuros
      8.1
      TV Series
      • director
      • Director
      • 2018–2025
    • Capoeiras (2025)
      Capoeiras
      6.3
      TV Series
      • general director
      • 2025
    • Aumenta que é Rock (2024)
      Aumenta que é Rock
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Aumenta que é Rock'n'Roll (2024)
      Aumenta que é Rock'n'Roll
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Paulo Vilhena, Sheron Menezzes, and Thiago Martins in Overhaul (2023)
      Overhaul
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Dudu Azevedo, Natália Lage, Júlia Rabello, and Thati Lopes in La Situación (2023)
      La Situación
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2023
    • 4x100: Correndo por um Sonho (2021)
      4x100: Correndo por um Sonho
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Impuros: O Filme (2019)
      Impuros: O Filme
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Pacto de Sangue (2018)
      Pacto de Sangue
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Love Stories (2016)
      Love Stories
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Operações Especiais (2015)
      Operações Especiais
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Isolados (2014)
      Isolados
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Copa Hotel (2013)
      Copa Hotel
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Dudu Azevedo, Cleo Pires, and Malvino Salvador in Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata (2011)
      Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata
      5.7
      • Director (as Tomás Portella)
      • 2011
    • O Bom Jeitinho Brasileiro (2006)
      O Bom Jeitinho Brasileiro
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006–2008

    Writer

    • Overman
      • screenplay by
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Capoeiras (2025)
      Capoeiras
      6.3
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2025
    • Paulo Vilhena, Sheron Menezzes, and Thiago Martins in Overhaul (2023)
      Overhaul
      4.9
      • writer
      • 2023
    • 4x100: Correndo por um Sonho (2021)
      4x100: Correndo por um Sonho
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Rui Ricardo Diaz and Raphael Logam in Impuros (2018)
      Impuros
      8.1
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • final script
      • 2018–2019
    • Operações Especiais (2015)
      Operações Especiais
      6.3
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Isolados (2014)
      Isolados
      5.3
      • Writer
      • 2014

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Kings & Rats (2012)
      Kings & Rats
      5.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2012
    • Marco Nanini in The Well Beloved One (2010)
      The Well Beloved One
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2010
    • Sound & Fury (2009)
      Sound & Fury
      8.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (2009)
      • 2009
    • Adrift (2009)
      Adrift
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2009
    • Edward Norton and Lou Ferrigno in The Incredible Hulk (2008)
      The Incredible Hulk
      6.6
      • first assistant director: Rio second unit (as Tomas Portela)
      • 2008
    • Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
      Blindness
      6.5
      • co-first assistant director: Brazil & Uruguay
      • 2008
    • Cleo Pires and Selton Mello in My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)
      My Name Ain't Johnny
      7.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2008
    • Brendan Fraser in Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
      Journey to the End of the Night
      5.7
      • first assistant director
      • second unit director
      • 2006
    • Eunice Baía, Kadu Moliterno, Vitor Morosini, and Arilene Rodrigues in Tainá 2: A Aventura Continua (2004)
      Tainá 2: A Aventura Continua
      5.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2004
    • Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
      Lisbela and the Prisoner
      7.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2003

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      • Tomas Portela

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