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Denoy de Oliveira

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Denoy de Oliveira
Born
Denoy Gonçalves de Oliveira

30 October 1933 (1933-10-30)
Died4 November 1998 (1998-11-05) (aged 65)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationFilmmaker

Denoy Gonçalves de Oliveira (30 October 1933 – 4 November 1998) was a Brazilian director, screenwriter, actor and composer.

Life and career

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Born in Belém, de Oliveira studied architecture at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and performing arts at the Teatro Martins Pena drama school.[1] He made his professional debut as an actor in 1962, and in 1964 he founded the stage company Opinião, also serving as playwright and composer.[1] With his 1973 feature film debut Amante muito Louca he won the award for best director at the Festival de Gramado, which won a second time in 1984 with his best known work, O Baiano Fantasma.[1][2] His cinema is characterized by a strong socio-political awareness and an interest on characters on the margins of society.[1] He also served as president of Associação Paulista de Cineasta ("São Paulo Filmmakers' Association", APACI).[3]

He died of cardiac arrest following an abdominal surgery on 4 November 1998, at the age of 65.[2][3] He was the brother of director and screenwriter Xavier de Oliveira.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Denoy de Oliveira". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Merten, Luiz Carlos (6 November 1998). "O cinema perde Denoy de Oliveira". Folha de Londrina. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Redação (6 November 1998). "Memória: Denoy de Oliveira distinguiu-se pelo afeto". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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