Humberto Mauro

Directing·Apr 30, 1897·Volta Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Humberto Duarte Mauro (30 April 1897 – 5 October 1983) was a Brazilian film director. He is often considered the greatest director of early Brazilian cinema. Mauro's second feature film Thesouro Perdido (Lost Treasure) won the Brazilian "Film of the Year" award in 1927. Later that year, Phebo Sul America Film was reorganized into Phebo Brasil Film. The first film released under the new Phebo was Braza Dormida (Sleeping Ember). Braza Dormida was a boxoffice success and furthered Mauro's career as one of Brazil's leading directors. In July 1929, Mauro's final film for Phebo Brasil Film, Sangue Mineiro (Blood of Minas Gerais), was shown in Cataguases. In 1930, the film was given a nationwide release. The film was critically and popularly acclaimed. This was the first film in which Mauro worked with Carmen Santos who would star in many of Mauro's later films. Phebo Brasil Film did not have the resources to continue to produce films. Adhemar Gonzaga offered Mauro a directing job for Cinédia, which was centered in Rio de Janeiro. Gonzaga had started to shoot Lábios sem Beijos (Lips Without Kisses) which starred Carmen Santos. However, Carmen became pregnant was unable to finish production. Gonzaga handed the project over to Mauro, who both directed and photograpghed the film, in March 1930. Mauro decided to make the film silent even though sound was available. He wanted to explore the possibilities of silent film. Upon release in 1930, the film won the Jornal do Brasil film of the year award. Mauro acted as cinematographer for Cinédia's second film Muhler (Woman). Mauro began shooting Ganga Bruta in September 1931. The film was not completed until 1933 due to cast replacements. The film was silent with synchronized sound recorded on Vitaphone discs added later. The film received little acclaim until two decades after its release. Mauro co-directed his first talking film with Adhemar Gonzaga. A Voz do Carnaval (The Voice of Carnival) was a musical. Afterwards, Mauro left Cinédia for Brasil Vita Filme in 1934. He directed two feature films and several documentaries for Brasil Vita Filme. In 1936, Mauro joined the Instituto de Nacional do Cinema Educativo (INCE), which was then the government office for educational and propaganda films. Mauro shot hundreds of documentaries when he was working in INCE, and he also shot his last three movies: Descobrimento do Brasil (The Discovery of Brazil), Argila (Clay), and O Canto da Saudade (The Song of Yearning). His final film was Carro de Bois (Ox Cart), a documentary, in 1974. Description above from the Wikipedia article Humberto Mauro, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Flagrantes da Vida Rural: Fazendas Clássicas1977 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bullock Cart1974 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
A Velha a Fiar1964 · Director	Director
O Papel1962 · Director	Director
Endemias Rurais1960 · Director	Director
OO Café1959 · Director	Director
Cidade de Mariana1959 · Director	Director
City of Caeté1958 · Director	Director
SSão João Del Rei1958 · Director	Director
Belo Horizonte1958 · Director	Director
Fabricação da Rapadura1958 · Director	Director
Largo do Boticário1958 · Director	Director
O Oxigênio1958 · Director	Director
Congonhas do Campo1957 · Director	Director
Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro1957 · Director	Director
Meus Oito Anos: Canto Escolar1956 · Director	Director
MManhã Na Roça: O Carro de Bois1956 · Director	Director
TThe Rufous Hornero1956 · Director	Director
Biblioteca Demonstrativa Castro Alves: Uma Biblioteca Modêlo1956 · Director	Director
Rural Constructions1956 · Director	Director
Sabará: Museu do Ouro1956 · Director	Director
CCantos de Trabalho1955 · Director	Director
MMills and Factories1955 · Director	Director
O Preparo e Conservação dos Alimentos1955 · Director	Director
Silo Trincheira1955 · Director	Director
Captação da Água1954 · Director	Director
AAboio e Cantigas1954 · Director	Director
Higiene Rural1954 · Director	Director
O Canto da Saudade1952 · Januário, Director, Screenplay, Producer	Januário, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Gravuras: Buril, Ponta Seca, Água Tinta1952 · Director	Director
Cerâmica: Escola Técnica Nacional1952 · Director	Director
AAlberto Nepomuceno1950 · Director	Director
Ginásio Nova Friburgo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas1950 · Director	Director
Cidade do Rio de Janeiro1949 · Director	Director
Ruy Barbosa1949 · Director	Director
Cidade do Salvador1949 · Director	Director
Azulão and Pinhal1948 · Director	Director
Castro Alves1948 · Director	Director
Indústria Farmacêutica no Brasil1948 · Director	Director
O Cristal Oscilador: Industrialização do Quartzo no Brasil1947 · Director	Director
O Judas em Sábado de Aleluia1947 · Director	Director
Campos do Jordão1947 · Director	Director
Leopoldo Miguez1946 · Director	Director
Fabricação de Ampolas1946 · Director	Director
Vicente de Carvalho - Palavras ao Mar1945 · Director	Director
O Ensino Industrial no Brasil1945 · Director	Director
O Segredo das Asas1945 · Director	Director
Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina1945 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Barão do Rio Branco1945 · Director	Director
O Escravo1944 · Director	Director
Euclydes da Cunha - 1866-19091944 · Director	Director
Aspectos de Resende1944 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Fantasia Brasileira - Concerto para Piano e Orquestra1943 · Director	Director
Clay1942 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Miocárdio em Cultura: Potenciais de Ação1942 · Director	Director
O Despertar da Redentora1942 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
O Dragãozinho Manso - Jonjoca1942 · Director	Director
Carlos Gomes: O Guarani - Invocação dos Aimorés1942 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Henrique Oswald1942 · Director	Director
PPonteio - Segundo Movimento do Concerto para Piano e Orquestra de Hekel Tavares1941 · Director	Director
Bandeirantes1940 · Director	Director
AAráras1940 · Director	Director
Lagoa Santa1939 · Director	Director
Um Apólogo: Machado de Assis1939 · Director	Director
Corrida Rústica em Revezamento1939 · Director	Director
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz1939 · Director	Director
Cerâmica de Marajó1939 · Director	Director
Um Apólogo1939 · Director	Director
O Puraquê1939 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Abastecimento d'Água do Rio de Janeiro (História da Água)1939 · Director	Director
Study of the Major Endemics – Brazilian Regional Aspects1939 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Roma1938 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Monitor Parnaíba - Construção Naval Brasileira1938 · Director	Director
Febre Amarela I1938 · Director	Director
Febre Amarela II1938 · Director	Director
Chegada de Humberto Mauro de Veneza1938 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Veneza1938 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
The Discovery of Brazil1937 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
TTelúrio1937 · Director	Director
Corpo de Bombeiros do Distrito Federal1937 · Director	Director
Academia Brasileira1937 · Director	Director
Orchids1937 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Victória Régia: Horto Botânico do Museu Nacional1937 · Director	Director
Victória Régia1937 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Parrot1937 · Director	Director
Os Inconfidentes1936 · Director	Director
Telégrapho no Brasil1936 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Os Músculos Superficiais do Corpo Humano1936 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
A Screw1936 · Director	Director
Cidade Mulher1936 · Director	Director
O Céu do Brasil no Rio de Janeiro1936 · Director	Director
Exercícios de Elevação1936 · Director	Director
O Cysne1936 · Director	Director
O Céu do Brasil na Capital da República1936 · Director	Director
A Medida do Tempo1936 · Director	Director
O Ministro da Educação Dr. Gustavo Capanema Recebe as Instalações da Radio Sociedade1936 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Machinas Simples – 1ª parte – Alavancas1936 · Director	Director
Favela dos Meus Amores1935 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Rough Gang1933 · Actor, Director, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Screenplay
A Voz do Carnaval1933 · Director	Director
Virgin Lips1930 · Namorado de D. Perpétua, Director, Director of Photography	Namorado de D. Perpétua, Director, Director of Photography
Sangue Mineiro1929 · Servant, Director, Writer	Servant, Director, Writer
Dormant Embers1928 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
NNational Treasure1927 · Manuel Faca, Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Manuel Faca, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Na Primavera da Vida1926 · Director	Director
Valadião, o Cratera1925 · Director	Director
Brasilianas: Canções PopularesDirector	Director