Padilha
Padilha ( or ) is a Portuguese language surname. Notable people with the name include: *Adriano Padilha Nascimento (born 1980), Brazilian Association football, footballer *Alexandre Padilha (born 1971), Brazilian politician *Eliseu Padilha (born 1945), Brazilian politician *Janea Padilha, beautician, entrepreneur and author, best known for popularizing Bikini waxing#Brazilian waxing, Brazilian bikini waxing *Joel Bertoti Padilha (born 1980), Brazilian footballer *José Padilha (born 1967), Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter *Marcos Danilo Padilha (1985–2016), Brazilian footballer *Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha (1909–2002), Brazilian athlete *Tarcísio Padilha, Brazilian philosopher See also

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José Padilha
José Bastos Padilha Neto (; born 1 August 1967) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes ''Elite Squad'' and '' Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'' and the 2014 remake of '' RoboCop''. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for ''Elite Squad'' in 2008. He is also the producer of the Netflix original series '' Narcos'', starring frequent collaborator Wagner Moura, and directed the first two episodes in the series. Early life Padilha was born in Rio de Janeiro. Before making films, he studied business, politics, and economics in Rio de Janeiro. He attended Oxford University and studied literature and international politics. In 1997, Padilha co-founded the production company Zazen Produções with Marcos Prado, whom he met at Oxford. In the years to come, Zazen Produções would become hugely instrumental in his film making affairs. Career Padilha emerged onto ...
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