Nelson Rodrigues

Writer

Born: August 23, 1912 (68 years old)

Died: December 21, 1980

Place of birth: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

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.

Filmography (22)

• The Asphalt Kiss (2018, ★ 7.4)
• Brava Gente (2000, ★ 8)
• Máscara da Traição (1969, ★ 6.4)
• O Rei Pelé (1962, ★ 7)
• The Deceased (1965, ★ 7.1)
• The Kiss (1981, ★ 7.2)
• Lady on the Bus (1978, ★ 5.4)
• The Seven Kittens (1980, ★ 6)
• Twins (1999, ★ 6.3)
• No One Loves Anyone For More Than Two Years (2015, ★ 5.9)
• Golden Mouth (1963, ★ 6.8)
• Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres (1983, ★ 5.8)
• Treason (1999, ★ 6.5)
• Golden Mouth (2019, ★ 6.2)
• A Vida Como Ela É... (1996, ★ 5.9)
• Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária (2013, ★ 4.6)
• The Wedding (1976, ★ 4.6)
• Cute But Ordinary (1981, ★ 4.8)
• Engraçadinha (1981, ★ 5.3)
• All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973, ★ 4.9)
• Cutie Pie... Her Loves and Sins (1995, ★ 5.7)
• The Kiss (1965, ★ 3.5)