João Batista de Andrade (born 14 December 1939) is a Brazilian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He directed more than 20 films between 1967 and 2006. His 1981 film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' won the Golden Prize at the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

. On 22 May 2017, Batista assumed as acting

minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

after the resignation of Roberto Freire. Resigned a few weeks later after president

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 1 January 2019. He took office after the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impe ...

involvement in the meat company JBS complaints.

Selected filmography

* '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' (1981)

References

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* 1939 births Living people Brazilian film directors Brazilian screenwriters Brazilian male screenwriters People from Ituiutaba Cidadania politicians Ministers of culture of Brazil {{Brazil-film-director-stub