Nelson Rodrigues
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 23, 1912, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Died
- December 21, 1980
- Movies
- 14
Nelson Falcão Rodrigues (Recife, August 23, 1912 – Rio de Janeiro, December 21, 1980) was a writer, journalist, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and chronicler of Brazilian customs and football. He is considered Brazil's most influential playwright.
His plays usually dealt with topics considered taboo by Brazilian society, such as sexuality, virginity and incest, denouncing the hypocrisy of family life in the middle and upper classes.
Best-Known Movies
Máscara da Traição
1969
O Rei Pelé
1962
Fragmentos de Dois Escritores
1969
Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva
1971
Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta
1966
24 Horas no Rio
1970
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019
Zimba
2021
Mulheres & Milhões
1961
Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
2022
Filmography
| 2022 | Otto: De Trás p/ Diante | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Zimba | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Mario Filho - O Criador das Multidões | Self (archive footage) |
| 1976 | O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro | Self |
| 1970 | 24 Horas no Rio | |
| 1969 | Máscara da Traição | |
| 1969 | Fragmentos de Dois Escritores | Himself |
| 1962 | O Rei Pelé | Himself |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1971 | Como Ganhar na Loteria Sem Perder a Esportiva | Writer |
| 1967 | O Mundo Alegre de Helô | Screenplay |
| 1966 | Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta | Producer |
| 1962 | O Rei Pelé | Screenplay |
| 1961 | Mulheres & Milhões | Writer |
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