Walter Moreira Salles Jr. popularly known as Walter Salles was born on April 12, 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a very popular film maker in Brazil. Not only in Brazil Walter Salles has earned reputation as a film director and also as a producer in the international level. He is the son of a very famous person. Father of Walter Salles, Walter Moreira Salles was a banker and also an ambassador. Uncle of Walter Salles Joao Moreira Salles is also a famous Brazilian film maker.
Walter Salles first made his presence as a film maker in the year 1995. In this year, ‘Terra Estrangeira’ the first film of Walter Salles was released. ‘Terra Estrangeria’ means ‘foreign land’. This film got wide recognition from a large section of the film critics. This film also became a huge box office success. This movie directed by Walter Salles was selected to be screened in more than 40 international film festivals.
The next film released by Walter Salles was ‘Central do Brasil’. This film got 2 international recognitions. This film was also nominated for 2 Academy Awards. This was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category and also in the category of Best Actress in a leading role. In the year
2001, Walter Salles made the film ‘Abril Despedacado’. In English, ‘Abril Despedacado’ means ‘behind the sun’. The famous actor Rodrigo Santoro acted in this film. This film was nominated as the Best Foreign Film for the Golden Globes Award.
In the year 2003, Walter Salles received another recognition. He was selected as one of the 40 best directors in the world. This selection was made by the The Guardian. Walter Salles has made a few international success. But the most outstanding success of Walter Salles is the production of Diarios de Motocicleta ( The Motorcycle Diaries). This film was made in the year 2004. This is a film about the early days of the famous socialist leader Che Guevara. This was the first attempt of Walter Salles to make a film in a language other than Portuguese. Diarios de Motocicleta was made in the Spanish language.
In the year 2005 Walter Salles made Dark Water. This film is the first Hollywood film made by Walter Sallas. This is the first film of Walter Salles made in the English language. |
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This film is actually an adaptation of a film of the same name made in the Japanese language.
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