Jorge Amado
WritingBorn: August 10, 1912 in Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
Biography
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a chee...
All Credits58 Titles
Film
42 Titles
5.9
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Gabriela1983
5.9
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Kiss Me Goodbye1982
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands1976
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Captains of the Sands2011
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Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos2017
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Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme2015
6.1
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Fallen Angels Paradise2000
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The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell2010
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Bahia1976
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Jubiabá1987
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The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail2014
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Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi2024
9.0
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Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds1998
6.0
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The Wind Rose1957
9.0
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Terra Violenta1949
FILM
3 Obás de Xangô2025
Series
16 Titles
8.5
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Apostrophes1975–
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Le Grand Échiquier1972–
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Brava Gente2000–
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Tieta1989–
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Gabriela2012–
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Porto dos Milagres2001–
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Gabriela1975–
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Tocaia Grande1995–
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Terras do Sem Fim1981–
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Tenda dos Milagres1985–
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Doña Flor y sus dos maridos2019–
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Zona+1994–
10.0
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Pastores da Noite2002–
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Tereza Batista1992–
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Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos1998–
7.0
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Gabriela, Cravo e Canela1961–