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Ruy Guerra

Brazilian-Mozambican film director and actor (born 1931)
Person human Q1378100

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[36]
Date of birth
August 22, 1931
Place of birth
Maputo, Portuguese Mozambique[8]
Country of citizenship
Portugal, Brazil[10][11]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, film editor, actor, film actor, songwriter, film screenwriter, artist, software developer, programmer, director, author[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Field of work
film direction, acting, film screenwriting[19][20][21]
Educated at
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, La Fémis[22]
Award received
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[35]
Notable work
Mueda, Memória e Massacre, Of Gods and the Undead, Eréndira, A Queda, The Guns, Ternos Caçadores, Kuarup, Os Cafajestes, Portugal S.A., Ópera do Malandro, O Veneno da Madrugada, Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon Fancier[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Spouse
Cláudia Ohana, Nara Leão, Leila Diniz
Child
Dandara Guerra[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, French[45][46][47]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography, V2 archive[43][44]
Family name
Guerra, Coelho, Pereira[38][39][40]
Given name
Ruy, Alexandre[41][42]
Movement
Cinema Novo[37]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project
P14419
118501
P14750
6CDC-A1AF-7BD0-0035-F4BC
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 66
ISNI
0000000066548205
VIAF cluster ID
56796294
Library of Congress authority ID
n95921221
GND ID
1037687493
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ruy Guerra - Presença do 5x Favela no Back2Black Festival.jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
4574
AllMovie person ID
p92815
AlloCiné person ID
204
Awards & Winners artist ID
02q71j9
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13894787m
CINE21 person ID
9535
CinePT person ID
2143689153
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Cinematografo.it name or company ID
51826
Cinematografo.it name or company ID (new)
ruy-guerra-w5hyh0c5
Cinenacional.com person ID
ruy-guerra
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
1064
Cravo Albin artist ID
artista/ruy-guerra
DDB person (GND) ID
1037687493
Danish National Filmography person ID
43693
Described at URL
v2.nl
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1037687493
Douban movie celebrity ID
1025535
Douban personage ID
27231268
ElCinema person ID
2017702
ElFilm person ID
3914381
Elonet person ID
192487
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
132633
Evene ID
ruy-guerra-38518
FAST ID
373248
Film.ru person ID
ruy-gerra
Filmportal ID
215f2d3c800e4212b1f1dd8672b13a6b
Freebase ID
/m/02q71j9
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
ruy-guerra
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0031523
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ruy_Guerra
IMDb ID
nm0346087
IdRef ID
052207714
Itaú Cultural ID
pessoa4050/ruy-guerra
Ivi person ID
ruj-guerra
JRC Names ID
238612
KMDb person ID
00114221
Kinobox person ID
864334
Kinopoisk person ID
162141
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/122556
LdiF person ID
3495
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02583/eu_g_3295/g3295
MYmovies person ID
390
MovieMeter person ID
20548
NE.se ID
ruy-guerra
NL CR AUT ID
xx0164230
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007322371805171
National Library of Portugal ID
804827
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1474647
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071887148
PORT person ID
5949
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
57165
Related category
Category:Films directed by Ruy Guerra
SNAC ARK ID
w6th977w
Scope.dk person ID
37778
SecondHandSongs artist ID
24883
Swedish Film Database person ID
103880
TMDB person ID
20548
Unifrance person ID
119655
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmHCQxM864GgkyCjmg7pP
Yale LUX ID
person/bf558417-583a-4dd1-ac83-b7ab3129509e
ČSFD person ID
15123

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 10
actor, artist, film director, screenwriter, programmer, songwriter, software developer, film actor +2 more
Films directed 5
Mueda, Memória e Massacre, Eréndira, Os Cafajestes, Turbulence, The Guns
Notable work 4
Mueda, Memória e Massacre, Eréndira, Os Cafajestes, The Guns
Films written 3
Os Cafajestes, Turbulence, The Guns
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
French, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese
Spouse 3
Cláudia Ohana, Nara Leão, Leila Diniz
Spouses 3
Cláudia Ohana, Nara Leão, Leila Diniz
Country of citizenship 2
Brazil, Portugal
Educated at 2
La Fémis, Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Field of work 2
acting, film direction
Place of birth 2
Mozambique, Maputo
← Cast member 2
Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The House of Sand
Award received 1
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Family name 1
Pereira
Given name 1
Alexandre
Instance of 1
human
Movement 1
Cinema Novo
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Ruy Guerra
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Ruy Guerra
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Ruy Guerra was born on August 22, 1931, in Maputo [1][2][3][4]. His occupation includes film director, screenwriter, film editor, actor, film actor, and songwriter [5]. He worked in the fields of film direction, acting, and film screenwriting .

He received his education at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and La Fémis . Guerra's professional roles encompassed multiple aspects of filmmaking and performance, including directing, writing, editing, and acting [5]. His training at these institutions supported his career across these disciplines .

He contributed to cinema as a director, screenwriter, editor, and actor, with his work rooted in the fields of film direction, acting, and screenwriting [5]. His education at Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and La Fémis provided the foundation for his multifaceted career in film .

FAQs

Where was Ruy Guerra born?

Ruy Guerra's place of birth was Maputo[2].

What did Ruy Guerra do for work?

Ruy Guerra worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], film editor[5], actor[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Ruy Guerra go to school?

Ruy Guerra was educated at La Fémis[22].

What awards did Ruy Guerra receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[35].

Related Entities

Aguirre, the Wrath of God Brazil Maputo Mozambique Portugal programmer software developer software engineer

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . V2 archive. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . v2.nl. Retrieved . v2.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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