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Walter Salles | |
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 Salles at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024 | |
| Born | Walter Moreira Salles Júnior 12 April 1956 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmakker, editor |
| Spouse |
Maria Klabin
(m. 2004; div. 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Walter Moreira Salles |
| Relatives | João Moreira Salles (brother) Pedro Moreira Salles (brother) |
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/;[1] Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time.[2][3][4] Among his accolades, his films have won three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe, as well three Academy Awards nominations.
He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which received two Academy Awards nominations for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro. His subsequent works includes Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). While his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024), received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature, becoming the first Brazilian film to ever do so.[5]
Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.2 billion (around R$25.6 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world.[6][7]
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- ^ "The 97th Academy Awards (2025) Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Lucca, Bianca (6 January 2025). "Herdeiro do Itaú Unibanco, Walter Salles é o 3º cineasta mais rico do mundo". Diversão e Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Diretor de 'Ainda Estou Aqui' é o 3º cineasta mais rico do mundo; saiba de onde vem a fortuna". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 January 2025.