Walter Salles
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-04-12 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Walter Salles
Biography
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe.
He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category.
Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world.
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Acting
(2013)
(2008)
Critic
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Traveling with Che Guevara
as Self
(2002)
At the Edge of the Earth
as Self
(2002)
(2001)
Crew
(2025)
Manas
Associate Producer
(2025)
Cyclone
Co-Producer
(2024)
I'm Still Here
Director, Producer
(2024)
Noah's Ark
Producer
(2024)
New World
Associate Producer
(2023)
Mariner of the Mountains
Producer
(2023)
The Movie Teller
Screenplay
(2020)
Burning Night
Producer
(2020)
Narcissus Off Duty
Producer
(2019)
Homing
Producer
(2019)
Unremember
Producer
(2018)
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
Director
(2017)
Where Has Time Gone?
Director, Writer
(2017)
When the Earth Trembles
Director, Producer
(2016)
From Afar
Thanks
(2016)
Aquarius
Co-Producer
(2014)
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Director, Writer
(2013)
Habi, The Foreigner
Producer
(2013)
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director, Editor
(2012)
On the Road
Director
(2011)
Construção
Associate Producer
(2010)
(2008)
Linha de Passe
Producer, Screenplay, Director
(2008)
Café de los maestros
Producer
(2008)
Stories on Human Rights
Director
(2008)
Lion's Den
Co-Producer
(2007)
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
(2007)
5.557 Miles from Cannes
Director
(2006)
Paris Je T'aime
Director, Writer
(2006)
Born and Bred
Co-Producer
(2006)
Love for Sale
Producer
(2005)
Lower City
Producer
(2005)
Dark Water
Director
(2005)
Hermanas
Producer
(2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
(2002)
City of God
Producer
(2002)
El bonaerense
Thanks
(2002)
Madame Satã
Producer
(2002)
(2001)
Behind the Sun
Screenplay, Director
(1999)
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Director, Editor
(1998)
Central Station
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(1998)
Midnight
Director, Writer
(1996)
Foreign Land
Director, Editor, Writer
(1995)
Socorro Nobre
Director, Writer, Editor
(1992)
Circuladô
Director
(1992)
João & Antônio
Director
(1991)
High Art
Director
(1989)
Marisa Monte Ao Vivo
Director
(1989)
(1987)
(1987)
Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
Director, Producer