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Vidas secas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvidɐs ˈsekɐs], meaning "Dry Lives"; Pre-Reform spelling: Vidas sêcas) is a 1963 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Graciliano Ramos.
Nelson Pereira dos Santos was born on 22 October 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Memórias do Cárcere (1984), O Amuleto de Ogum (1974) and Barren Lives (1963). He was married to Ivelise Ferreira. He died on 21 April 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Barren Lives: Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. With Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Orlando Macedo, Jofre Soares. A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place to live, with food and work.
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- Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- 1965
Jun 18, 1984 · Memórias do Cárcere: Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. With Carlos Vereza, Glória Pires, Nildo Parente, José Dumont. Graciliano Ramos' period he spent in prison after being considered a subversive element by the government.
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- Nelson Pereira dos Santos
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos (22 October 1928 – 21 April 2018) was a Brazilian film director. He directed films such as Vidas Secas (Barren Lives), based on the book with the same name by Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos.
Apr 11, 2019 · The director Nelson Pereira dos Santos, who died last year, at the age of eighty-nine, helped put Brazilian cinema on the world stage with his 1963 drama “Vidas Secas” (a.k.a. “Barren Lives...
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