Known For
Directing
Known Credits
29
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 22, 1931 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Maputo, Moçambique
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still Portuguese colony. Guerra studied at IDHEC film school in Paris from 1952. In 1958 he started his career as an assistant director in several French films. Later on he immigrated to Brazil, where he directed his first feature film, Os Cafajestes (1962).
| 2026 | A Fúria...Director | |
| 2025 | In Pieces...Director | |
| 2018 | Oblivious Memory...Director | |
| 2006 | In Evil Hour...Director | |
| 2004 | Portugal S.A....Director | |
| 2000 | Turbulence...Director | |
| 2000 | Monsanto...Director | |
| 1994 | I Sell My Dreams...Director | |
| 1990 | Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier...Director | |
| 1989 | Kuarup...Director | |
| 1986 | Malandro...Director | |
| 1984 | Os Comprometidos - Actas de um processo de descolonização...Director | |
| 1983 | Erendira...Director | |
| 1982 | Mueda, Memory and Massacre...Director | |
| 1981 | La Lettre Volèe...Director | |
| 1976 | The Fall...Director | |
| 1970 | Of Gods and the Undead...Director | |
| 1970 | Sweet Hunters...Director | |
| 1964 | The Guns...Director | |
| 1964 | O Santo Módico...Assistant Director | |
| 1962 | Le Tout pour le tout...Assistant Director | |
| 1962 | The Unscrupulous Ones...Director | |
| 1954 | Quand Le Soleil Dort...Director |
| 2026 | A Fúria...Writer | |
| 2025 | In Pieces...Screenplay | |
| 2006 | In Evil Hour...Writer | |
| 2000 | Turbulence...Writer | |
| 1994 | I Sell My Dreams...Writer | |
| 1990 | Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier...Writer | |
| 1989 | Kuarup...Writer | |
| 1986 | Malandro...Writer | |
| 1976 | The Fall...Writer | |
| 1970 | Of Gods and the Undead...Screenplay | |
| 1970 | Sweet Hunters...Writer | |
| 1964 | The Guns...Screenplay | |
| 1962 | The Unscrupulous Ones...Writer | |
| Tempo à Faca...Writer |
| 2015 | The Mirror...Consulting Editor | |
| 1996 | The Jew...Editor | |
| 1982 | Mueda, Memory and Massacre...Editor | |
| 1977 | Branded For Life...Editor | |
| 1976 | The Fall...Editor | |
| 1970 | Of Gods and the Undead...Editor | |
| 1964 | The Guns...Editor | |
| 1964 | Esse Mundo é Meu...Editor | |
| 1963 | The Beggars...Editor | |
| 1962 | Five Times Favela...Editor |
| 1989 | Kuarup...Producer | |
| 1986 | Malandro...Producer |
| 1982 | Mueda, Memory and Massacre...Director of Photography |
| 1976 | The Fall...Music |
| 2024 | Asa Realas | |
| 2023 | Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!as | |
| 2022 | Quando a Coisa Vira Outraas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Já que Ninguém me Tira Para Dançaras Self | |
| 2021 | Tempo Ruyas Self | |
| 2020 | Candango: Memoirs from a Festivalas Self | |
| 2018 | Oblivious Memoryas Voz do sapo | |
| 2017 | Saudadeas Self | |
| 2017 | The Man Who Killed John Wayneas Self | |
| 2016 | Cinema Novoas Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | Gabo & Cinemaas Self | |
| 2015 | Chico: Brazilian Artistas Self | |
| 2015 | About Cinemaas Self | |
| 2014 | Blue Bloodas Mumbebo | |
| 2010 | 5x Favela, Now by Ourselvesas | |
| 2006 | Breathlessas | |
| 2005 | The House of Sandas Vasco de Sá | |
| 2001 | A Linguagem do Cinemaas | |
| 1999 | Retrato Do Artista Com Um 38 Na Mãoas | |
| 1997 | Dibas Self | |
| 1985 | Nifrapoas | |
| 1977 | Branded For Lifeas | |
| 1972 | Aguirre, the Wrath of Godas Don Pedro de Ursúa | |
| 1972 | The Suns of Easter Islandas | |
| 1971 | Brazil in Cannesas | |
| 1971 | Le Maître du tempsas | |
| 1971 | Benito Cerenoas | |
| 1963 | The Beggarsas | |
| 1957 | S.O.S. Noronhaas Miguel |
