Directed credits
105
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Walter Carvalho
Camera
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Directed movies: 93Directed series: 12All crew credits: 119
TMDB ID: 10038
IMDb ID: nm0142504
Known for: Camera
Born: January 1, 1947
Age: 79
Place of birth: João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.49
Wikidata: Q2470131
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (89)Director (16)Camera Operator (5)Additional Photography (3)Additional Camera (1)Associate Producer (1)Cinematography (1)Producer's Assistant (1)Still Photographer (1)Title Graphics (1)
Biography
Walter Carvalho is a critically and internationally acclaimed Brazilian cinematographer. Carvalho has worked on over 70 films in his career since entering the Cinema of Brazil in 1973. He has won some 30 different professional film awards to date and has worked on acclaimed Brazilian films such as Carandiru in 2003. He is the father of also cinematographer Lula Carvalho.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Walter Carvalho.
5.0
Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante
Director of Photography
2021 Movie
Barretão
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
Agunia
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
7.4
The Asphalt Kiss
Director of Photography
2018 Movie
Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê
Director
2018 Movie
9.0
Iran
Director
2017 Movie
7.3
The Movie of My Life
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
6.2
Uma Noite em Sampa
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
5.4
Whirlpool
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
6.6
Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem
Director of Photography
2015 Movie
8.2
About Cinema
Director
2015 Movie
8.0
Brincante
Director
2014 Movie
Vida e Verso de Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
6.7
Getulio
Director of Photography
2014 Movie
5.5
Sentimental Education
Director of Photography
2013 Movie
Mônica Salmaso - Alma Lírica Ao Vivo
Director
2012 Movie
6.6
Between Valleys
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
6.2
Rat Fever
Director of Photography
2012 Movie
7.5
Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
Director
2012 Movie
6.2
Heleno
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
4.9
The Absence that Moves Us
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
Poema Sujo
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
5.7
Stolen Dreams
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Walter Carvalho.
6.0
Coração Acelerado
Director • 78 eps
2026 Series
6.8
Rebirth
Director • 197 eps
2024 Series
4.1
The Path
Director • 179 eps
2022 Series
6.3
Pantanal
Director • 167 eps
2022 Series
6.5
A Mother's Love
Director of Photography • 125 eps
2019 Series
6.6
Land of the Strong
Director of Photography • 53 eps
2018 Series
6.8
Dark Days
Director • 88 eps
2017 Series
4.5
Nothing Remains the Same
Director of Photography • 12 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Above Justice
Director of Photography • 20 eps
2016 Series
8.6
The Party
Director of Photography • 36 eps
2014 Series
7.6
O Canto da Sereia
Director of Photography • 4 eps
2013 Series
10.0
Carandiru: The Series
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Walter Carvalho.
8.1
Central Station
Director of Photography
1998 Movie
7.6
Carandiru
Director of Photography
2003 Movie
7.3
Behind the Sun
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
7.3
The Movie of My Life
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
7.1
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
Director
2004 Movie
6.8
Madame Satã
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Walter Carvalho.
8.1
Central Station
Director of Photography
1998 Movie
7.6
Carandiru
Director of Photography
2003 Movie
5.4
Cesium-137
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
7.3
Behind the Sun
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
6.2
Heleno
Director of Photography
2011 Movie
7.2
The Machine
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
6.8
Madame Satã
Director of Photography
2002 Movie
7.3
The Movie of My Life
Director of Photography
2017 Movie
7.2
Foreign Land
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
8.2
About Cinema
Director
2015 Movie
5.1
Cleopatra
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Walter Carvalho.
6.8
Rebirth
Director • 197 eps
2024 Series
6.3
Pantanal
Director • 167 eps
2022 Series
4.1
The Path
Director • 179 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Dark Days
Director • 88 eps
2017 Series
6.5
A Mother's Love
Director of Photography • 125 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Above Justice
Director of Photography • 20 eps
2016 Series
6.0
Coração Acelerado
Director • 78 eps
2026 Series
8.6
The Party
Director of Photography • 36 eps
2014 Series
6.6
Land of the Strong
Director of Photography • 53 eps
2018 Series
7.6
O Canto da Sereia
Director of Photography • 4 eps
2013 Series
4.5
Nothing Remains the Same
Director of Photography • 12 eps
2016 Series
10.0
Carandiru: The Series
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Walter Carvalho.
10.0
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
Camera Operator
2018 Movie
6.4
Marighella
Additional Photography
2012 Movie
6.0
Bog of Beasts
Associate Producer
2006 Movie
10.0
The Spirit of Zé Lins
Camera Operator
2006 Movie
Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian
Additional Photography
2003 Movie
6.6
Mango Yellow
Still Photographer
2002 Movie
5.0
Terra Para Rose
Camera Operator
1987 Movie
Lages, a Força do Povo
Additional Camera
1982 Movie
Jubileu
Cinematography
1981 Movie
6.3
A, B, C, Brasil
Camera Operator
1980 Movie
5.7
Flamengo Paixão
Camera Operator
1980 Movie
Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro
Additional Photography
1976 Movie
Vila Boa de Goyaz
Title Graphics
1974 Movie
Os Homens do Caranguejo
Producer's Assistant
1969 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Walter Carvalho.
8.0
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
2023 Movie
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
as Self
2022 Movie
Procura-se Meteorango Kid: Vivo ou Morto
as Self
2021 Movie
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
O Outro Lado da Memória
as Self
2018 Movie
10.0
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
as Self
2018 Movie
Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê
as himself
2018 Movie
5.0
Cacaso
as Self
2016 Movie
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
as Self
2013 Movie
7.0
Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed
as Self
2010 Movie
Cinematography
as Self
2008 Movie
9.0
Iluminados
as Self
2007 Movie