Nelson Rodrigues

Nelson Rodrigues

  • Birthday: 8/23/1912
  • Deathday: 12/21/1980
  • Place of birth: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
  • Fame for: Writing

Biography

Nelson Falcão Rodrigues was a Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. In 1943, he helped usher in a new era in Brazilian theater with his play Vestido de Noiva (The Wedding Dress), considered revolutionary for the complex exploration of its characters' psychology and its use of colloquial dialog. He went on to write many other seminal plays and today is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest 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

24 Horas no Rio
Release date: 6/29/1970

24 Horas no Rio

Details
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
Release date: 7/4/2019

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

Details
Máscara da Traição
Release date: 8/29/1969

Máscara da Traição

Details
O Rei Pelé
Release date: 6/12/1962

O Rei Pelé

Role(s): Himself

Details
Fragmentos de Dois Escritores
Release date: 5/5/1969

Fragmentos de Dois Escritores

Role(s): Himself

Details