Luiz de Barros
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 12, 1893, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died
- December 3, 1982
- Movies
- 59
Luiz de Barros (Rio de Janeiro, September 12th, 1893 — Rio de Janeiro, December 3rd, 1982) was a Brazilian filmmaker, producer, actor, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. He also worked in the theater as a set designer, producer, artistic director and a playwright, besides serving as a decorator and artistic director for famous shows of the Cassino da Urca and Cassino Atlântico.
His career in film began in 1914, when he directed A Viuvinha. He directed the first Brazilian sound film, Acabaram-se os Otários (1929), made with a synchronization technique he devised himself. From 1914 to 1980, he made about 250 films.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1980 | Ele, Ela, Quem? | |
| 1971 | O Incrível Luiz de Barros | |
| 1956 | Fuzileiro do Amor | Almirante |
| 1925 | Quando Elas Querem | |
| 1923 | A Capital Federal | |
| 1920 | Coração de Gaúcho | |
| 1919 | Ubirajara | |
| 1916 | A Viuvinha |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1980 | Ele, Ela, Quem? | Director |
| 1961 | Por Um Céu de Liberdade | Director |
| 1959 | Here Come the Cadets | Director |
| 1958 | Com a Mão na Massa | Producer, Director |
| 1956 | Quem Sabe... Sabe! | Director, Writer |
| 1954 | Malandros em Quarta Dimensão | Screenplay, Director |
| 1952 | O Rei do Samba | Screenplay, Director |
| 1951 | Mud Angel | Writer, Director |
| 1948 | Fogo na Canjica | Director, Screenplay |
| 1946 | Caídos do Céu | Director, Writer |
| 1945 | O Cortiço | Screenplay, Director |
| 1945 | Pif-Paf | Director |
| 1944 | Berlim na Batucada | Director |
| 1943 | Samba em Berlim | Writer, Director |
| 1943 | Entra na Farra | Writer, Director |
| 1941 | Black Diamonds | Director, Writer |
| 1940 | E o Circo Chegou | Director, Writer |
| 1938 | Maridinho de Luxo | Director, Screenplay |
| 1938 | Tererê Não Resolve | Screenplay, Director |
| 1937 | O Samba da Vida | Screenplay, Director |
| 1936 | The Young Great-Great-Grandfather | Screenplay, Director, Producer |
| 1936 | Carioca Maravilhosa | Director, Writer |
| 1932 | Depravação | Director, Writer |
| 1931 | Alvorada de Glória | Writer, Director |
| 1930 | Messalina, a Imperatriz da Luxúria | Director, Writer |
| 1930 | O Babão | Director, Writer |
| 1929 | O Amor Não Traz Vantagens | Director, Writer |
| 1929 | Acabaram-se os Otários | Director, Writer |
| 1929 | Uma Encrenca no Olimpo | Director |
| 1928 | Operação Cesariana | Director |
| 1928 | Operação do Estômago | Director |
| 1925 | O Flagelo da Humanidade | Director |
| 1924 | Hei de Vencer | Director, Writer |
| 1924 | Vocação Irresistível | Director |
| 1924 | A Revolução de 1924 | Director, Producer |
| 1923 | A Capital Federal | Director, Writer |
| 1923 | Augusto Aníbal Quer Casar | Director |
| 1923 | O Cavaleiro Negro | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1922 | Sacadura Cabral e Gago Coutinho no Rio de Janeiro | Director |
| 1922 | O Exército Brasileiro | Director, Producer |
| 1922 | O Rio Grande do Sul | Producer, Writer, Director |
| 1920 | Aventuras de Gregório | Director, Writer |
| 1920 | A Joia Maldita | Director |
| 1920 | Coração de Gaúcho | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1919 | Ubirajara | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1919 | Alma Sertaneja | Director |
| 1918 | A Derrocada | Director, Writer |
| 1918 | Zero-Treze | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1916 | Vivo ou Morto | Director |
| 1916 | Perdida | Director |
| 1916 | A Viuvinha | Director, Writer |
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