Ivan Cardoso

Director, Productor, Actor, Escritor

1 de octubre de 1952 (73 years)
Ivan do Espírito Cardoso Filho (Born in Rio de Janeiro, October 1st, 1952) is a Brazilian photographer and filmmaker.

Cardoso's early career is mainly associated with experimental short films such as 1971's "Nosferatu no Brasil' (Nosfaratu in Brazil), starring poet and songrwriter Torquato Neto, of whom Cardoso was a good friend.

Though his work as an experimental filmmaker continued to develop in short films through a career that spans for over four decades, his most famous and recognizable feature-length movies are the ones that mix horror and comedy elements, described by Cardoso as "terrir" ("terror" + "rir", which is a word for "laugh" in Brazilian Portuguese). "As Sete Vampiras" (The Seven Vampire Ladies), "O Segredo da Múmia" (The Secret of the Mummy) and "Um Lobisomem na Amazônia" (A Werewolf in the Amazon Rainforest) are prominent films among Cardoso's terrir works.

Documentaries on fellow Brazilian filmmakers, such as Glauber Rocha and José Mojica Marins, and on plastic artists such as avan-garte icon Helio Oiticica also figure among his filmography.

He mantains channels in websites such as YouTube and Vimeo, where lots of his short films, from the most well-known to the most underground ones, are avaliable for free.

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  • The Secret of the Mummy
    The Secret of the Mummy1982
  • The Seven Vampires
    The Seven Vampires1986
  • A Werewolf in the Amazon
    A Werewolf in the Amazon2005
  • The Scarlet Scorpion
    The Scarlet Scorpion1990
  • Dame un respiro, Araña
    Dame un respiro, Araña1970
  • The Mandarin
    The Mandarin1995
  • The Universe of Mojica Marins
    The Universe of Mojica Marins1978
  • À Meia Noite com Glauber Rocha
    À Meia Noite com Glauber Rocha1997
  • O Homem do cérebro que Virou Chicletes
    O Homem do cérebro que Virou Chicletes2013
  • Moreira da Silva
    Moreira da Silva1973
  • A Star for Ioiô
    A Star for Ioiô2003
  • O Rei do Baralho
    O Rei do Baralho1975

Filmography

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