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Walter Salles (Walter Moreira Salles Júnior) was born on 12 April, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a Brazilian filmmaker. Discover Walter Salles's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As Walter Moreira Salles Júnior
Occupation Film director, producer, editor
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 12 April 1956
Birthday 12 April
Birthplace Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality Brazil

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1956

Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker.

Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

He is the son of Brazilian banker, politician and philanthropist Walter Moreira Salles.

1995

Salles's first notable film was Terra Estrangeira (Foreign Land), released in Brazil in 1995.

Locally, it was widely acclaimed by film critics and a minor box-office hit, and it was selected by over 40 film festivals worldwide.

1998

In 1998 he released Central do Brasil (Central Station) to widespread international acclaim and two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Foreign Language Film.

Salles won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, becoming the first Brazilian to win a Golden Globe.

2001

In 2001, Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun), based on a novel by Albanian author Ismail Kadare and starring Rodrigo Santoro, was nominated for the Best Foreign Film Golden Globes.

Salles said: ".. there was one book that resonated to the point where I couldn't forget it. And that was 'Broken April' by Ismail Kadare. The book was handed to me by my younger brother, who said, 'If I know you well, this will touch you.' ... What really struck me was the opposition between the atavistic violence described in the book and the possibility for that violence to be overpowered by the discovery of poetry and literature and ultimately by brotherly love."

Both films were produced by veteran Arthur Cohn, and had worldwide distribution.

2003

In 2003, Salles was voted one of the 40 Best Directors in the World by The Guardian.

2004

His biggest international success has been Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries), a 2004 film about the life of young Ernesto Guevara, who later became known as Che Guevara.

It was Salles's first foray as director of a film in a language other than his native Portuguese (Spanish, in this case) and quickly became a box-office hit in Latin America and Europe.

2005

In 2005, Salles released his first Hollywood film, Dark Water, an adaptation of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name.

He also helped to produce the Argentine picture Hermanas, which was a major success.

2006

In 2006, Salles wrote and directed a segment in the French film Paris, je t'aime (French for "Paris, I love you") with Daniela Thomas.

The film is a collection of 18 shorter segments made by different 21 directors and set in different arrondissements of Paris.

2007

In 2007, Salles took part in a similar project called To Each His Own Cinema (French: Chacun son cinéma) in the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival.

He made a 3-minute segment called "A 8 944 km de Cannes" (English: 5,557 Miles From Cannes).

2008

In 2008, Salles wrote and directed the film Linha de Passe also with Daniela Thomas.

It is a story about four brothers from a poor family who need to fight to follow their dreams.

He was nominated for the Golden Palm and Sandra Corveloni won the best actress award for her role in this film in Cannes Film Festival in 2008.

2009

In 2009, Salles signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.

2012

In 2012, Salles released José Rivera's screenplay adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, with Francis Ford Coppola producing.

The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Salles signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.

In July 2022 Salles was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of letters by the University of Reading.

2016

Salles' segment called "Loin du 16e" (literally: "Far from the 16th") and took place in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.