Guilherme de Almeida Prado
Biography
Guilherme de Almeida Prado (Ribeirão Preto, November 6, 1954) is a Brazilian film director. He got his start as an assistant director in pornochanchada films in the so-called "boca do lixo" in São Paulo. From his second film onwards, Almeida Prado begun to make movies inspired by the atmosphere of 40s and 50s cinema, especially Hollywood film noir and Mexican melodrama.
Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
With death getting near, a retired officer remembers the most important passages in his life and his participation in historical events in Brazil, such as the Lieutenants' Movement, and the 1964 coup.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Through a historical-affective reconstruction of the Boca do Lixo region, in São Paulo, the documentary aims to investigate what was the cultural, social and geographic impact that the cinema made there had for the city and for the country during the from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Himself
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1991, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A documentary on Boca do Lixo, a dowtown São Paulo square that became a tentpole for film distribution on the early 20th century, becoming, from the 1960s on, a production district for popular eroctic films and for avant-garde directors.