Domingos de Oliveira explained

Domingos de Oliveira
Birth Name:Domingos José Soares de Oliveira
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation:Filmmaker

Domingos José Soares de Oliveira (28 September 1936 – 23 March 2019) was a Brazilian film, stage and television director, playwright, screenwriter and actor.

Life and career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, de Oliveira graduated in electrical engineering.[1] He made his debut as playwright in 1966 with the critically acclaimed drama Somos todos do jardim de infância, starring his wife of the time Leila Diniz.

After working on television, in 1966 de Oliveira made his film debut with an adaptation of one of his plays, Todas as mulheres do mundo, which won numerous awards including twelve prizes at the Festival de Brasília. His film Separações was awarded best film at the 2003 Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[2] His 2008 film Juventude won four awards at the Festival de Gramado including best director.[3] He won again the award for best director as well as the Kikiko for best film at the Festival de Gramado for his 2016 film Barata Ribeiro, 716.[4]

Suffering from Parkinson's disease for about twenty years, de Oliveira died on 28 December 2019, at the age of 82. He was married for 38 years to actress .

Notes and References

  1. News: Morre Domingos Oliveira, aos 82 anos . 20 June 2023 . . 23 March 2019 . pt-BR.
  2. News: Newbery . Charles . Aronovich on jury duty at Mar del Plata . 20 June 2023 . . 24 February 2004.
  3. News: Lima Costa . Carlos . Domingos Oliveira e a Juventude . 20 June 2023 . . 29 August 2008 . pt-br.
  4. News: Zanin . Luiz . Com Barata Ribeiro 716, Domingos Oliveira vence o Festival de Gramado 2016 . 20 June 2023 . . 4 September 2016 . pt-br.