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Bruno Barreto (born March 16, 1955) is a Brazilian film director born in Rio de Janeiro. He has been making feature-length films ever since he was seventeen years old and remains one of Brazil’s most accomplished and popular directors to this day. The type of films he makes vary widely from light comedies like Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) and Bossa Nova (2000) to tense political thrillers like Four Days in September (1997). Other films Barreto has directed films include Carried Away and View from the Top. Barreto was married to actress Amy Irving from 1996 to 2005, with whom he made Bossa Nova and Carried Away. They had one son (Gabriel) together. He is the ex-stepfather of Max Spielberg Irving's son by her first husband Steven Spielberg.

Last Stop 174 ( 2008) | IMDb: 7.1

Crime , Drama

Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the infamous episode of 12th June 2000, when Sandro hijacked bus 174.

Starring:

Michel Gomes , Marcelo Mello Jr. , Douglas Silva , Cris Vianna , Anna Cotrim , André Ramiro

Directed by:

Bruno Barreto

Produced by:

Ernst Goldschmidt , Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre , Luiz Osvaldo Pastore

View from the Top ( 2003) | IMDb: 5.3

Comedy , Drama , Romance

No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed journey of a lifetime is rocked by more turbulence than she bargained for.

Starring:

Gwyneth Paltrow , Christina Applegate , Mark Ruffalo , Candice Bergen , Joshua Malina , Mike Myers

Directed by:

Bruno Barreto , Chitra F. Mojtabai

Produced by:

Bobby Cohen , Laura Hopper , Matthew Baer

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Biography