Lima Barreto (director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lima Barreto (director)

Film director, Screenwriter

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1906

Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1982

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film actor

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Lima Barreto (23 June 1906 – 23 November 1982) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter.
He directed six films between 1940 and 1961.
His film O Cangaceiro was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, where it was "much liked for its original and truly national flavour."