Guilherme de Almeida Prado
Guilherme de Almeida Prado (Ribeirão Preto, November 6, 1954) is a Brazilian film director. He got his start as an assistant director in pornochanchada films in the so-called Boca do Lixo in São Paulo. From his second film onwards, Almeida Prado begun to make movies inspired by the atmosphere of 40s and 50s cinema, especially Hollywood film noir and Mexican melodrama.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1954-11-06 · Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Known for
- Porno! (1981) — Assistant Director
- The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema (1987) — Director
- Palace of Venus (1981) — Assistant Director
- Here, Freaks! (1981) — Assistant Director
- What Ever Happened to Dulce Veiga? (2008) — Director
- Scent of Gardenias (1992) — Director
- A Hora Mágica (1998) — Screenplay
- The Body (1991)
- Flor do Desejo (1983) — Producer
- E Agora, José? (1979) — Assistant Director
- O País dos Tenentes (1987)
- Boca do Lixo: A Bollywood Brasileira (2011)
- A Palavra (2025) — Director
- As Meninas de Madame Laura (1983) — Assistant Director
- As Taras de Todos Nós (1982) — Director
- Glaura (1995) — Director