Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1912-08-23
Deathday
1980-12-21
Place of Birth
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Nelson Rodrigues
Biography
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
Máscara da Traição
O Rei Pelé
as Himself
Fragmentos de Dois Escritores
as Himself
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
as Self
24 Horas no Rio
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
Zimba
as Self (archive footage)
Otto: De Trás p/ Diante
as Self (archive footage)
Mario Filho - O Criador das Multidões
as Self (archive footage)
