Ruy Guerra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ruy Guerra
Guerra in 2010
Born	Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (1931-08-22) August 22, 1931 (age 93) Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique (present-day Maputo, Mozambique)
Citizenship	Portugal Brazil
Occupation	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1954–present
Movement	Cinema Novo
Spouse(s)	Nara Leão ​ ​ (m. 1962; separated 1965)​ Leila Diniz ​ ​ (m. 1971; died 1972)​ Cláudia Ohana ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1984)​
Children	2

Ruy Guerra (born August 22, 1931) is a famous film director and screenwriter from Portugal and Brazil. He was born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) in Mozambique. At that time, Mozambique was a Portuguese colony.

A Filmmaker's Journey

Ruy Guerra began his film studies in Paris at the IDHEC film school in 1952. By 1958, he started working as an assistant director on various French movies. Later, he moved to Brazil. There, he directed his first full-length film, Os Cafajestes (1962). This movie was even shown at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.

Joining Cinema Novo

In 1964, Guerra directed Os Fuzis (The Guns). This film made him a key figure in the new Cinema Novo movement. This movement was a group of Brazilian filmmakers who wanted to make movies that showed real life in Brazil. Os Fuzis was also shown at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. It won a special award called the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.

Films and Challenges

After Os Fuzis, Ruy Guerra directed Tendres Chasseurs (1969) and Os Deuses e os Mortos (1970). Brazil faced some political problems in the 1970s. This made it hard for Guerra to make films for a while. He returned to directing in 1976 with A Queda (The Fall). This film won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.

International Projects

In 1980, Guerra went back to Mozambique. There, he directed Mueda, Memória e Massacre. This was the very first full-length movie made in that country! While in Mozambique, he also made many short films. He helped create the National Institute for Cinema, which supports filmmaking.

Later, in 1982, Guerra filmed Eréndira in Mexico. This movie was based on a story by the famous writer Gabriel García Márquez. He also directed a fun musical comedy called A Ópera do Malandro (1985). Other films include Os Amores Difíceis (another story by García Márquez) and Kuarup (1989).

Recent Work and Acting

In 2000, Guerra's film Estorvo was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. This was his third time being nominated at Cannes. His 2004 film Portugal S.A. was the only movie he directed in Portugal.

Besides directing, Ruy Guerra has also acted in many films. Many people know him for his role as Pedro de Ursúa in Werner Herzog's movie Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972).

Personal Life

In 1971, Ruy Guerra married the Brazilian actress Leila Diniz. Sadly, she passed away the next year in a plane crash in India.

Filmography

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Indicates a short film

List of films directed by Ruy Guerra

Year	Original title	English release title	Language(s)	Notes
1954	Quand Le Soleil Dort		French	A French film.
1962	Os Cafajestes	The Unscrupulous Ones / The Miscreants	Portuguese	Guerra's first film made in Brazil.
1964	Os Fuzis	The Guns	Portuguese	A film made with Brazil and Argentina.
1969	Ternos Caçadores	Sweet Hunters / Jailbird	Portuguese, English	A film made with Brazil, France, and Panama.
1970	Os Deuses e os Mortos	Of Gods and the Undead / Gods and the Dead	Portuguese
1978	A Queda	The Fall	Portuguese	Directed with Nelson Xavier.
1979	Mueda, Memória e Massacre	Mueda, Memory and Massacre	Portuguese	A film made in Mozambique.
1981	Histoires extraordinaires		French	A French TV series. He directed the episode La lettre volée.
1981	A Carta Roubada		Portuguese	A Portuguese film.
1983	Eréndira	Eréndira	Portuguese, Spanish	A film made with West Germany, France, and Mexico.
1986	Ópera do Malandro	Malandro	Portuguese	A film made with Brazil and France.
1987	Fábula de la Bella Palomera / A Bela Palomera	Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon Fancier	Portuguese	A film made with Brazil and Spain.
1989	Kuarup	Kuarup	Portuguese
1992	Me Alquilo Para Soñar		Spanish	A TV mini-series with Cuba and Spain, 6 episodes.
2000	Monsanto	Monsanto	Portuguese	A Portuguese TV movie.
2000	Estorvo	Turbulence	Portuguese	A film made with Brazil, Cuba, and Portugal.
2004	Portugal S.A.	Portugal S.A.	Portuguese	A Portuguese film.
2006	O Veneno da Madrugada	In Evil Hour	Portuguese, Spanish	A film made with Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal.
2018	Quase Memória	Oblivious Memory	Portuguese

See also

In Spanish: Ruy Guerra para niños

• S.O.S. Noronha (1957)