Adelina Pontual

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Place of Birth Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Adelina Pontual

Biography

Adelina Pontual was born in Recife, graduated in Social Communication from UFPE and in Cinema, with a Specialization in Editing, from Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, in San Antonio de Los Baños, in Cuba. She was part of the group Vanretrô, formed during her Communication course in the 80s. In the 90s she was a partner in the production company Parabólica Brasil, together with Cláudio Assis and Marcelo Gomes. She is a director and screenwriter of short films and television programs, and her first work as a feature film director was with the documentary Rio Doce / CDU. She also works as a continuity writer, having performed this role in more than 20 Brazilian feature films.

Known For

Director

2015
The Second Mother

as Continuity

2013
Rio Doce/CDU

as Director

2013
ReTrato

as Director

2005
Véio

as Director

2003
Carandiru

as Continuity

1999
O Pedido

as Director

1997
Cachaça

as Director

1991
El Monstruo

as Director

1989
Cosas de Mujer

as Director

Writer

2013
ReTrato

as Writer

2005
Véio

as Writer

1999
O Pedido

as Writer

1997
Cachaça

as Writer

1991
El Monstruo

as Writer

1989
Cosas de Mujer

as Writer