Bruno Barreto
Bruno Barreto ( born March 16, 1955 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian director, film producer and screenwriter.
Life
Bruno Barreto was born the son of Luiz Carlos Barreto, a director, and Lucy Barreto in Brazil. The love of filmmaking he already developed very early and completed his first short film at the age of 10 years. Seven years later he made his first feature-length film Tati, a garota. The international breakthrough came with his third film Dona Flor e dois sues maridos on a novel by Jorge Amado, who in 1979 was nominated for the Golden Globe for best foreign film. In 2008 his feature film Última Parada 174 was selected as the official Brazilian contribution for the nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards 2009.
From 1996 to 2005 he was married to actress Amy Irving.