Writing
Nelson Rodrigues
PT, EN cinema · 45 credits
Born
23 August 1912
Died
21 December 1980 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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.
Known for
Filmography
Agonia
2025
Agonia
Original Story
Noiva da Morte
Original Story
Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
as Self (archive footage)
Zimba
as Self (archive footage)
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
Golden Mouth
Original Story
The Serpent
Original Story
No One Loves Anyone For More Than Two Years
Original Story
Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária
Theatre Play
Mario Filho - O Criador das Multidões
as Self (archive footage)
Vestido de Noiva
Original Story
Os Filhos de Nelson
Original Story
Twins
Short Story
Treason
Original Story
Boca de Ouro
Original Story
A Serpente
Theatre Play, Original Story
Boca de Ouro
Theatre Play, Original Story
Senhora dos Afogados
Theatre Play
Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres
Original Story
The Kiss
Original Story
Cute but Ordinary
Theatre Play
Family Album
Original Story
The Seven Kittens
Associate Producer, Theatre Play
Lady on the Bus
Associate Producer, Theatre Play, Screenstory
Vestido de Noiva
Original Story
All Nudity Shall Be Punished
Theatre Play
O Mundo Alegre de Helô
Screenplay
Engraçadinha Depois dos Trinta
Producer, Original Story
The Deceased
Original Story
The Kiss
Original Story
Lollipop!
Original Story
Golden Mouth
Original Story
Pretty But Wicked
Theatre Play
O Rei Pelé
as Himself, Screenplay
Meu Destino é Pecar
Original Story
Somos Dois
Dialogue