About

Known credits:
44
Birthday:
1947-04-16
Place of birth:
Açores, Portugal
Website:
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Jean Garrett

Overview

José Antônio Gomes Nunes e Silva (1947–1996), better known as Jean Garrett, was a Portuguese-Brazilian actor, producer, screenwriter, filmmaker, and occasional actor.

A native from the archipelago of Açores, Portugal, he moved to Brazil to become one of the most well-known directors of the São Paulo exploitation production pole known as Boca do Lixo. Garrett is celebrated for his highly formalist directorial style, ability of mixing erotic appeal with bold themes, and successful approach to various genres.

With a career that spanned for 20 years, with over 18 features, Garrett directed noir-esque police stories, thrillers, horror and disaster pictures. By the mid-to-late 1980s, when the Boca do Lixo started almost exclusively to produce explicit pornographic films, Garrett finished his filmmaking career after directing a series of explicit features under the screen credit of J.A. Nunes, a pseudonym that evoked his actual birth name. He died from a heart attack in 1996 – 10 years after his retirement from filmmaking.

Known for

Acting
1985 Boca Aberta Actor N/A
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1983 Abuse Actor Dean Kinkaid 58
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1980 A Fêmea do Mar Actor Roque 58
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1979 O Porão das Condenadas Actor 58
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1972 Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas Actor 58
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1968 The Strange World of Coffin Joe Actor 58
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1968 Trilogy of Terror Actor Macabre Nightmare 59
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Directing
1986 The Kiss of the Piranha Woman Directing Director N/A
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1986 Fuk Fuk à Brasileira Directing Director N/A
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1986 Entra e Sai Directing Director N/A
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1985 Hallucinating Orgasm Directing Director N/A
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1984 Meu Homem, Meu Amante Directing Director 59
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1984 Estranho Desejo Directing Director 59
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1983 Tchau, Amor Directing Director N/A
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1983 A Noite do Amor Eterno Directing Director N/A
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1982 Karina, Object of Passion Directing Director 58
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1980 The Woman Who Invented Love Directing Director 58
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1980 O Fotógrafo Directing Director 59
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1979 Woman, Woman Directing Director 59
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1978 Noite em Chamas Directing Director 59
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1978 Force of the Senses Directing Director 58
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1977 Excitation Directing Director 58
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1976 Possuídas pelo Pecado Directing Director 58
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1976 Loved and Abused Directing Director 58
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1975 A Ilha do Desejo Directing Director N/A
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1967 This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse Directing Assistant Director 59
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Writing
1986 The Kiss of the Piranha Woman Writing Writer N/A
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1985 Hallucinating Orgasm Writing Writer N/A
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1983 Tchau, Amor Writing Writer N/A
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1983 A Noite do Amor Eterno Writing Writer N/A
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1982 Karina, Object of Passion Writing Writer 58
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1980 O Fotógrafo Writing Writer 59
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1979 Woman, Woman Writing Writer 59
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1978 Noite em Chamas Writing Writer 59
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1978 Force of the Senses Writing Writer 58
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1977 Excitation Writing Writer 58
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1976 Possuídas pelo Pecado Writing Writer 58
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1976 Loved and Abused Writing Writer 58
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1975 A Ilha do Desejo Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1984 Extremes of Pleasure Production Executive Producer 59
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1983 Tchau, Amor Production Producer N/A
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1982 Love, Prostitute Word Production Producer 59
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1980 O Fotógrafo Production Producer 59
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Camera
1979 Woman, Woman Camera Camera Operator 59
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