Miguel Torres de Andrade (November 1926 – December 31, 1962) was an internationally known
Brazilian writer and actor.
Andrade was born in
Curaçá
Curaçá is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor
The Caatinga Ecological Corridor ( pt, Corredor Ecológi ...
,
Bahia. Some of his movies were nominees for
Oscars. He died, aged 36, in
Cajazeiras
Cajazeiras is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. ...
,
Paraíba
Paraíba ( Tupi: ''pa'ra a'íba''; ) is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba ...
.
Filmography as writer
*''
Os Fuzis
''The Guns'' ( pt, Os Fuzis) is a 1964 Brazilian-Argentine drama film directed by Ruy Guerra.
Synopsis
The film's plot alternates between two stories, both set in the drought-stricken ''sertão'' of Northeastern Brazil in 1963. In one storyline ...
'' (1964)... aka ''The Guns''
*''Sol Sobre a Lama'' (1963)
*''Vencidos, Os'' (1963) (story)
*''Três Cabras de Lampião'' (1962)... aka ''Three Henchmen of Lampião''
*''
Os Cafajestes
''The Unscrupulous Ones'' ( pt, Os Cafajestes) is a 1962 Brazilian crime film directed by Ruy Guerra. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Jece Valadão - Jandir
* Norma Bengell - Leda
* Daniel Filho - Vav ...
'' (1962)... aka ''The Unscrupulous Ones''
*''Pupilas do Senhor Reitor, As'' (1961)
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1926 births
1962 deaths
Brazilian male writers
Brazilian artists
People from Bahia
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