Nelson Xavier
Appearance
Nelson Xavier | |
---|---|
Born | 30 August 1941 São Paulo, Brazil |
Died | 10 May 2017 Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | (aged 75)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–2017 |
Nelson Xavier (30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
In 1976 Xavier co-directed A Queda along with Ruy Guerra, a sequel to Os Fuzis. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize.[2]
Xavier died on 10 May 2017 in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, of a lung disease.[3] He was 75.
Selected filmography
- Os Fuzis (1964)
- Of Gods and the Undead (1970)
- A Queda (1976 – directed)
- At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
- Girl from Rio (2001)
- Narradores de Javé (2003)
- Chico Xavier (2010)
- O Filme dos Espíritos (2011)
- Trash (2014)
References
- ^ "Berlinale 1964: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Berlinale 1978: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Nelson Xavier morre aos 75 anos em Uberlândia". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2017.