Bruno Barreto | |
|---|---|
 Barreto in 2013 | |
| Born | (1955-03-16)16 March 1955 (age 70) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Bruno Villela Barreto Borges (born 16 March 1955) is a Brazilian film director.
Born inRio de Janeiro, Barreto has been making feature-length films ever since he was 17 years old and remains one of Brazil's most accomplished and popular directors to this day.[1] His films vary widely, from light comedies likeDona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) andBossa Nova (2000) to tense political thrillers likeFour Days in September (1997).Four Days in September was entered into the47th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] His 1973 filmTati was entered into the8th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
Other films Barreto has directed films includeCarried Away andView from the Top. Barreto was married to actressAmy Irving from 1996 to 2005, with whom he madeBossa Nova andCarried Away. They had one son (Gabriel) together born in 1990. He is the ex-stepfather of Max Spielberg, Irving's son by her first husbandSteven Spielberg.
According toBloomberg News,[4] Brazilian prosecutors allege that Barreto razed protected jungle on Brazil's Pico Island to build a personal home. He was charged in 2006 for illegally clearing protected forestland. Barreto had agreed in a 2008 court proceeding to demolish said house and restore the land within two years. Yet, four years later, prosecutors claim that the house remains intact.
