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Birthday:
1897-04-30
Place of birth:
Volta Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Humberto Mauro

Overview

Humberto Duarte Mauro (30 April 1897 – 5 October 1983) was a Brazilian film director. He is often considered the greatest director of early Brazilian cinema.

Mauro's second feature film Thesouro Perdido (Lost Treasure) won the Brazilian "Film of the Year" award in 1927. Later that year, Phebo Sul America Film was reorganized into Phebo Brasil Film. The first film released under the new Phebo was Braza Dormida (Sleeping Ember). Braza Dormida was a boxoffice success and furthered Mauro's career as one of Brazil's leading directors.

In July 1929, Mauro's final film for Phebo Brasil Film, Sangue Mineiro (Blood of Minas Gerais), was shown in Cataguases. In 1930, the film was given a nationwide release. The film was critically and popularly acclaimed. This was the first film in which Mauro worked with Carmen Santos who would star in many of Mauro's later films.

Phebo Brasil Film did not have the resources to continue to produce films. Adhemar Gonzaga offered Mauro a directing job for Cinédia, which was centered in Rio de Janeiro. Gonzaga had started to shoot Lábios sem Beijos (Lips Without Kisses) which starred Carmen Santos. However, Carmen became pregnant was unable to finish production. Gonzaga handed the project over to Mauro, who both directed and photograpghed the film, in March 1930. Mauro decided to make the film silent even though sound was available. He wanted to explore the possibilities of silent film. Upon release in 1930, the film won the Jornal do Brasil film of the year award. Mauro acted as cinematographer for Cinédia's second film Muhler (Woman).

Mauro began shooting Ganga Bruta in September 1931. The film was not completed until 1933 due to cast replacements. The film was silent with synchronized sound recorded on Vitaphone discs added later. The film received little acclaim until two decades after its release.

Mauro co-directed his first talking film with Adhemar Gonzaga. A Voz do Carnaval (The Voice of Carnival) was a musical. Afterwards, Mauro left Cinédia for Brasil Vita Filme in 1934. He directed two feature films and several documentaries for Brasil Vita Filme.

In 1936, Mauro joined the Instituto de Nacional do Cinema Educativo (INCE), which was then the government office for educational and propaganda films. Mauro shot hundreds of documentaries when he was working in INCE, and he also shot his last three movies: Descobrimento do Brasil (The Discovery of Brazil), Argila (Clay), and O Canto da Saudade (The Song of Yearning). His final film was Carro de Bois (Ox Cart), a documentary, in 1974.

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Known for

Acting
2018 Humberto Mauro Actor Ele mesmo (arquivo) 59
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2008 Castelar e Nelson Dantas no País dos Generais Actor Himself (archive footage) N/A
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1979 Humberto Mauro: Eu Coração Dou Bom Actor Ele mesmo 59
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1978 Mulheres de Cinema Actor Self N/A
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1978 A Noiva da Cidade Actor N/A
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1977 Entrevista de Humberto Mauro a David Neves e Alex Viany Actor Ele mesmo N/A
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1977 Flagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas Clássicas Actor Self (uncredited) N/A
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1975 Mauro, Humberto Actor 59
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1970 Humberto Mauro Actor Ele mesmo N/A
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1969 Memories of Helen Actor Tio Mário N/A
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1952 O Canto da Saudade Actor Januário N/A
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1938 Chegada de Humberto Mauro de Veneza Actor Self N/A
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1931 Woman Actor Padrasto 59
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1929 Sangue Mineiro Actor 59
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1927 National Treasure Actor Manuel Faca 59
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Directing
1977 Flagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas Clássicas Directing Director N/A
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1974 Carro de Bois Directing Director 59
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1964 A Velha a Fiar Directing Director 59
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1962 O Papel Directing Director N/A
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1960 Endemias Rurais Directing Director N/A
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1959 O Café Directing Director N/A
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1958 City ​​of Caeté Directing Director N/A
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1958 São João Del Rei Directing Director N/A
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1958 Belo Horizonte Directing Director N/A
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1957 Congonhas do Campo Directing Director N/A
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1956 O João de Barro Directing Director N/A
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1956 Rural Constructions Directing Director N/A
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1956 Manhã Na Roça: O Carro de Bois) Directing Director N/A
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1956 Biblioteca Demonstrativa Castro Alves: Uma Biblioteca Modêlo Directing Director N/A
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1956 Meus Oito Anos: Canto Escolar Directing Director 59
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1955 Engenhos e Usinas Directing Director N/A
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1955 Cantos de Trabalho Directing Director N/A
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1954 Captação da Água Directing Director N/A
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1954 Aboio e Cantiga Directing Director N/A
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1954 Higiene Rural Directing Director N/A
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1952 O Canto da Saudade Directing Director N/A
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1950 Alberto Nepomuceno Directing Director N/A
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1949 Cidade do Salvador Directing Director N/A
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1949 Ruy Barbosa Directing Director N/A
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1949 Cidade do Rio de Janeiro Directing Director N/A
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1948 Castro Alves Directing Director N/A
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1948 Azulão e Pinhal Directing Director N/A
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1947 O cristal oscilador: industrialização do quartzo no Brasil Directing Director N/A
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1947 O Judas em Sábado de Aleluia Directing Director N/A
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1946 Leopoldo Miguez Directing Director N/A
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1945 Vicente de Carvalho - Palavras ao Mar Directing Director N/A
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1945 O Ensino Industrial no Brasil Directing Director N/A
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1945 O Segredo das Asas Directing Director N/A
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1945 Barão do Rio Branco Directing Director N/A
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1945 Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina Directing Director N/A
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1944 Euclydes da Cunha - 1866-1909 Directing Director N/A
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1944 O Escravo Directing Director 59
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1942 Henrique Oswald Directing Director N/A
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1942 O Despertar da Redentora Directing Director 59
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1942 O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca Directing Director N/A
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1942 Miocárdio em Cultura: Potenciais de Ação Directing Director N/A
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1942 Carlos Gomes: O Guarani - Invocação dos Aimorés Directing Director 58
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1941 Ponteio - Segundo Movimento do Concerto para Piano e Orquestra de Hekel Tavares Directing Director N/A
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1940 Clay Directing Director 58
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1940 Bandeirantes Directing Director 59
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1940 Aráras Directing Director N/A
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1939 Lagoa Santa Directing Director N/A
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1939 Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Directing Director N/A
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1939 Cerâmica de Marajó Directing Director N/A
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1939 O Puraquê Directing Director N/A
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1939 Um Apólogo Directing Director 59
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1939 Abastecimento d'Água do Rio de Janeiro (História da Água) Directing Director N/A
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1938 Febre Amarela II Directing Director N/A
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1938 Febre Amarela I Directing Director N/A
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1938 Chegada de Humberto Mauro de Veneza Directing Director N/A
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1937 The Discovery of Brazil Directing Director 58
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1937 Telúrio Directing Director N/A
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1937 Orquídeas Directing Director N/A
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1937 Victória Régia Directing Director 59
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1937 Academia Brasileira Directing Director N/A
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1937 Papagaio Directing Director N/A
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1937 Victória Régia: Horto Botânico do Museu Nacional Directing Director N/A
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1936 Os Inconfidentes Directing Director N/A
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1936 Um Parafuso Directing Director N/A
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1936 Cidade Mulher Directing Director N/A
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1936 O Cysne Directing Director N/A
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1935 Favela dos Meus Amores Directing Director N/A
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1933 Rough Gang Directing Director 59
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1930 Virgin Lips Directing Director 59
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1929 Sangue Mineiro Directing Director 59
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1928 Dormant Embers Directing Director 59
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1927 National Treasure Directing Director 59
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Writing
1978 A Noiva da Cidade Writing Screenstory N/A
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1978 A Noiva da Cidade Writing Screenplay N/A
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1977 Anchieta, José do Brasil Writing Dialogue 59
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1977 Flagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas Clássicas Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Carro de Bois Writing Writer 59
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1971 How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman Writing Dialogue 59
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1952 O Canto da Saudade Writing Screenplay N/A
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1948 Minas Conspiracy Writing Screenplay N/A
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1942 O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca Writing Adaptation N/A
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1942 O Despertar da Redentora Writing Screenplay 59
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1940 Clay Writing Writer 58
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1938 Chegada de Humberto Mauro de Veneza Writing Writer N/A
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1935 Favela dos Meus Amores Writing Writer N/A
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1933 Rough Gang Writing Screenplay 59
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1929 Sangue Mineiro Writing Writer 59
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1928 Dormant Embers Writing Writer 59
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1927 National Treasure Writing Writer 59
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Production
1952 O Canto da Saudade Production Producer N/A
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Camera
1945 Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1942 Carlos Gomes: O Guarani - Invocação dos Aimorés Camera Director of Photography 58
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1939 O Puraquê Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1937 Orquídeas Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1931 Woman Camera Director of Photography 59
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1930 Virgin Lips Camera Director of Photography 59
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1927 National Treasure Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
1940 Aráras Crew Cinematography N/A
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1939 Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Crew Cinematography N/A
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1937 Telúrio Crew Cinematography N/A
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1935 Favela dos Meus Amores Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
1945 Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina Editing Editor N/A
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1939 Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Editing Editor N/A
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1939 Cerâmica de Marajó Editing Editor N/A
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1933 Rough Gang Editing Editor 59
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1930 Virgin Lips Editing Editor 59
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1927 National Treasure Editing Editor 59
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