André Barcinski (
New York City
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, 1968
) is an American-born
Brazil
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ian journalist, screenwriter, and TV director.
He is currently a
film
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and
music critic
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for newspaper ''
Folha de S.Paulo''.
He's worked for foreign magazines such as ''
Creem'',
''Spin'', ''
Fangoria'' and ''Cult Movies'', and published a chapter on
José Mojica Marins on the book ''Fear Without Frontiers – Weird and Wonderful Cinema Across the Globe'' (FAB Press,
2003
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). He has also collaborated with British magazine ''
Granta
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''.
Career
Raised by a family of Polish origin, he graduated in journalism at
Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).
He was editor of the Varieties section of newspaper ''
Notícias Populares'' and had a column on
''Trip'' magazine.
In 2007, he founded the Clash Club with Gabriel Gaiarsa and Sérgio Godoy in the
Barra Funda district of São Paulo.
Between November 2013 and March 2016, he had a column on the R7 portal of
Grupo Record. Between October 2016 and December 2020, he also had a column on
UOL.
Since May 2020, he presents the podcast ''ABFP - Álvaro & Barcinski & Forasta & Paulão'', with Álvaro Pereira Júnior, André Forastieri and Paulo César Martin. Since September of that year, he also presents the podcast B3 com with Benjamin Back, music producer João Marcello Bôscoli and Ice Blue (
Racionais MC's).
TV and cinema
He directed the
documentary
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''
Damned – The Strange World of José Mojica Marins'' (2001), about filmmaker
José Mojica Marins, which won the Jury's Award at
Sundance Film Festival
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(US) and the Audience Award at
It's All True Festival (
São Paulo
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).
In 2002, he co-directed with Heitor D’Alincourt the documentary ''Saudações Tricolores'', about the centenary of
Fluminense FC, his favorite team.
From 2008 to 2014, he was director of the program ''O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão'' on
Canal Brasil. He also screenwrote the TV series ''Zé do Caixão'' (2015), on
Space
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.
He also directed the programs ''Eletrogordo'' (3 seasons) and ''Nasi Noite Adentro'' (6 seasons), also on Canal Brasil.
On 17 June 2019, the documental miniseries ''História Secreta do Pop Brasileiro'' premiered at the In-Edit, festival in São Paulo. Later, it was made available on
Prime Video.
In 2021, his series ''Hit Parade'', about music in the 1980s, premiered on
Canal Brasil.
Books
Barcinski authored seven books, including ''Barulho'' (1992), which won the
Jabuti award of best news story.
In 2012, he released the ''Guia da Culinária Ogra - 195 lugares para comer até cair'', which covers 195 restaurants and snack houses to eat a lot for a cheap price in São Paulo.
In 2016, he released the biography of musician
João Gordo, his friend, called ''João Gordo: Viva La Vida Tosca''. One year later, he released another biography:
Marcelo Nova, frontman of
Camisa de Vênus.
In the end of 2023, he released the book ''Tudo Passará – A Vida de
Nelson Ned, o Pequeno Gigante da Canção'' via
Companhia das Letras.
Partial bibliography
* ''Barulho - Uma viagem pelo underground do rock americano'' (Editora Pauliceia - 1992)
* ''Maldito - A vida e o cinema de José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão'' - with Ivan Finotti (Editora 34 - 1998)
* ''Sepultura - Toda a história - com Silvio Gomes'' (Editora 34 - 1999)
* ''Guia da Culinária Ogra - 195 lugares para comer até cair'' (Editora Planeta - 2012)
* ''Pavões Misteriosos 1974-1983: A explosão da música pop no Brasil'' (Editora Três Estrelas - 2014)
* ''Zé do Caixão: Maldito - A biografia'' - with Ivan Finotti (reviewed and expanded edition of ''Maldito - A vida e o cinema de José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão'') (Editora Darkside Books - 2015)
* ''João Gordo: Viva La Vida Tosca'' (Editora Darkside Books - 2016)
* ''Marcelo Nova: O Galope do Tempo'' (Editora Benvirá - 2017)
* ''Barulho - 30 anos'' (reviewed and expanded edition of ''Barulho - Uma viagem pelo underground do rock americano'') (2023)
* ''Tudo passará: A vida de Nelson Ned, o Pequeno Gigante da Canção'' (
Companhia das Letras - 2023)
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.andrebarcinski.com.br/
Column at ''Folha de S.Paulo''
Brazilian film critics
Brazilian film directors
Brazilian writers
Brazilian journalists
Brazilian people of Polish descent
Fluminense Federal University alumni
1968 births
Living people
Brazilian photographers
American emigrants to Brazil