Biography
Breno Silveira (5 February 1964 – 14 May 2022) was a Brazilian filmmaker noted for having directed Two Sons of Francisco, the highest-grossing film of 2005. He worked as camera assistant in Suzana Amaral's 1985 film The Hour of the Star. In 1995 he worked as director of photography of Carla Camurati's Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil. He did also the cinematography for the 2000 film, Me, You, Them, directed by Andrucha Waddington. Silveira directed music videos for Marisa Monte, Os Paralamas do Sucesso and O Rappa, among other artists.His debut as filmmaker was with the 2005 biopic Two Sons of Francisco, about the sertanejo duo Zezé di Camargo & Luciano. The film became a box office hit in Brazil, with more than five million viewers, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. Other films directed by Silveira are Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008), Gonzaga — de Pai pra Filho (2012) and À Beira do Caminho (2012).
In 2021 he directed the video-on-demand series Dom for Amazon Prime Video.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 25
Director 12
Producer 4
Writer 3
TV Shows 3
Vitória (2024)
DOM (2021)
10 Seconds to Win (2018)
The Seamstress (2017)
Days of Truce (2017)
The Seamstress (2017)
One Against All (2016)
Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012)
Along the Way (2012)
A Mulher do Meu Amigo (2008)
Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008)
Two Sons of Francisco (2005)
Casseta & Planeta: A Taça do Mundo é Nossa! (2003)
The Man of the Year (2003)
Outros (Doces) Bárbaros (2003)
Amyr Klink - Mar sem Fim (2002)
Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei (2002)
Bufo & Spallanzani (2001)
Me, You, Them (2000)
La Serva Padrona (1999)
Twins (1999)
Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds (1998)
Paralamas em Close Up (1998)
Marisa Monte: Barulhinho Bom - Uma Viagem Musical (1997)
Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil (1995)
The Scavengers (1993)
João & Antônio (1992)
Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro (1987)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1964-02-05
Deathday2022-05-14 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceBrasília, Brazil
CitizenshipsBrazil
AwardsBrazilian Cinema Grand Prize for Best Director, Ordem do Mérito Cultural
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