Nelson Rodrigues

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1912-08-23

Deathday 1980-12-21 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Nelson Rodrigues

Biography

Nelson Falcão Rodrigues was a Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. In 1943, he helped usher in a new era in Brazilian theater with his play Vestido de Noiva (The Wedding Dress), considered revolutionary for the complex exploration of its characters' psychology and its use of colloquial dialog. He went on to write many other seminal plays and today is widely regarded as Brazil's greatest playwright. His plays usually dealt with topics considered taboo by Brazilian society, such as sexuality, virginity and incest, denouncing the hypocrisy of family life in the middle and upper classes.

Known For

Writer

2019
Golden Mouth

as Original Story

2018
2016
The Serpent

as Original Story

2013
2006
Vestido de Noiva

as Original Story

2000
Os Filhos de Nelson

as Original Story

1999
Twins

as Short Story

1999
Betrayal

as Original Story

1999
Boca de Ouro

as Original Story

1992
A Serpente

as Theatre Play

1992
A Serpente

as Original Story

1990
Boca de Ouro

as Theatre Play

1990
Boca de Ouro

as Original Story

1985
Senhora dos Afogados

as Theatre Play

1983
Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres

as Original Story

1981
The Kiss

as Original Story

1981
Bonitinha mas Ordinária

as Theatre Play

1981
Engraçadinha

as Novel

1981
Family Album

as Original Story

1980
The Seven Kittens

as Theatre Play

1978
Lady on the Bus

as Theatre Play

1978
Lady on the Bus

as Screenstory

1976
The Wedding

as Novel

1974
Vestido de Noiva

as Original Story

1967
1966
1965
The Deceased

as Original Story

1965
The Kiss

as Original Story

1964
Lollipop

as Original Story

1963
Golden Mouth

as Original Story

1963
1962
O Rei Pelé

as Screenplay

1961
1952
Meu Destino é Pecar

as Original Story

1950
Somos Dois

as Dialogue

Producer

1980
The Seven Kittens

as Associate Producer

1978
Lady on the Bus

as Associate Producer

Creator

1984