Directing
Orlando Senna
Born 1940-04-25
Lençóis, Bahia, Brasil
Department: Directing
Biography
Orlando Sales de Senna (Lençóis, April 25, 1940) is a Brazilian filmmaker, writer and journalist.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Orlando Senna
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Iracema
1976
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Oedipus Mayor
1996
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Cinema Novo
2016
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King of the Night
1975
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Nuclear Shelter
1981
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A Grande Feira
1961
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Malandro
1986
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Gitirana
1975
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Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
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I Didn't Know Tururu
2000
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (66 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Última Vanguarda | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | O Amor Dentro da Câmera | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Far From Paradise | Screenplay | Movie | 2020 |
| Far From Paradise | Director | Movie | 2020 |
| Far From Paradise | Associate Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Candango: Memoirs from a Festival | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Santiago das Américas ou o Olho do Terceiro Mundo | himself | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sol da Bahia | Voz | Movie | 2019 |
| Sol da Bahia | Screenplay | Movie | 2019 |
| Sol da Bahia | Director | Movie | 2019 |
 | O Outro Lado da Memória | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Age of Water | Writer | Movie | 2018 |
| The Age of Water | Director | Movie | 2018 |
 | Cinema Novo | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro | Self | Movie | 2015 |
| Bahia SCI-FI | Ele mesmo | Movie | 2015 | |
| Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Cego Aderaldo - O Cantador e o Mito | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Screenwriter | Himself | Movie | 2012 |
 | Ser Tão Cinzento | Ele mesmo | Movie | 2011 |
 | Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano | Self | Movie | 2011 |
| O Artesão de Sonhos | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 | |
| Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 | |
 | O Guarani | Ele mesmo | Movie | 2007 |
 | O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Depois do Transe | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Tempo Glauber | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Retrato da Terra | Ele mesmo | Movie | 2004 |
 | Vladimir Carvalho, Conterrâneo Velho de Guerra | Ele mesmo | Movie | 2004 |
 | Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth | Self / Interviewee | Movie | 2003 |
| Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth | Script Consultant | Movie | 2003 |
 | O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | I Didn't Know Tururu | Screenplay | Movie | 2000 |
 | Iremos a Beirute | Screenplay | Movie | 2000 |
 | Courage | Screenplay | Movie | 1999 |
 | Entangling Shadows | Director | Movie | 1998 |
 | Oedipus Mayor | Writer | Movie | 1996 |
 | O Lado Certo da Vida Errada | Screenplay | Movie | 1996 |
| A Dívida da Vida | Writer | Movie | 1992 | |
| Memória Viva | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Brascuba | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
| Brascuba | Director | Movie | 1987 |
 | Malandro | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
| Ilê Aiyê Angola | Director | Movie | 1985 | |
 | Nuclear Shelter | Screenplay | Movie | 1981 |
| Iya-Mi-Agbá | Writer | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Colonel Delmiro Gouveia | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
 | Diamante Bruto | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| Diamante Bruto | Screenplay | Movie | 1978 |
 | Cinemação Curtametralha | Writer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Dia de Erê | Production Coordinator | Movie | 1978 |
 | Iracema | Pilot (uncredited) | Movie | 1976 |
| Iracema | Director | Movie | 1976 |
| Iracema | Art Direction | Movie | 1976 |
| Iracema | Producer | Movie | 1976 |
| Iracema | Screenplay | Movie | 1976 |
 | King of the Night | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
 | Gitirana | Santana | Movie | 1975 |
| Gitirana | Director | Movie | 1975 |
| Gitirana | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
 | Caveira My Friend | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
| Caveira My Friend | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
 | Tocaia no Asfalto | Convidado na festa | Movie | 1962 |
| Tocaia no Asfalto | Assistant Director | Movie | 1962 |
 | A Grande Feira | Frequentador da Gafieira | Movie | 1961 |