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Andrucha Waddington

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Andrucha Waddington
Born
Andrew Waddington

(1970-01-20) 20 January 1970 (age 55)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 1997)​
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Children4
RelativesFernanda Montenegro (mother in law)
Fernando Torres (father in law)

Andrew "Andrucha" Waddington (born 20 January 1970) is a Brazilian film director, producer, and screenwriter.[2][3]

Career

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His several film credits include Me You Them (2000), Mention spéciale[4] of Un Certain Regard in Cannes, an Official Selection of Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, Brazil's official entry to the Oscars - Best Foreign Language Film - and winner, Best Film, at Karlovy Vary, Havana and Cartagena Film festivals; The House of Sand (2005) Berlin,[5] Toronto, and Sundance[6] film festivals official selection, winner of the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Script[7] and Alfred Sloan awards;[8] and the Brazil/Spain co-production Lope (2010), a Venice[9] and Toronto official selection[10] and winner of two Goya Awards.[11]

Moreover, he directed and produced the TV Globo/Conspiração drama series Under Pressure (2017–2019), which got rave reviews and skyrocket ratings.[12] He also directed and produced the Brazilian blockbuster Party Crashers (2012),[13] the biopic Chacrinha – O Velho Guerreiro (2018), the thriller The Loss (2019) and theatrical film documentaries as Gilberto Gil – Viva São João (2002), Maria Bethania-Pedrinha de Aruanda (2007) and André Midani - from vinyl to download (2015).

Andrucha Waddington has been a partner at Conspiração Filmes since 1995.[14]

He was one of the creative directors of the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, working alongside Daniela Thomas and Fernando Meirelles [15] on a shoestring budget equivalent to less than £5 million.[16]

Personal life

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He is married to actress Fernanda Torres. The couple has two sons, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (b. 2008). He also has two sons, João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995), from his first marriage.[17][18] Because of that, he is also the son in law of Brazilian writer and actress Fernanda Montenegro and of the Brazilian actor Fernando Torres.

Filmography

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Film

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TV shows

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References

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  1. ^ "Fernanda Torres chega a São Paulo com o marido, Andrucha Waddington". Globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ AdoroCinema. "Andrucha Waddington". AdoroCinema. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ Cultural, Instituto Itaú. "Andrucha Waddington". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Cannes: "Eu, Tu, Eles" recebe menção especial". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Fernanda Montenegro é aplaudida no Festival de Berlim - Cultura". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Cinema 2: "Casa de Areia" é premiado em Sundance - 30/01/2006". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ "AFF + Sundance Institute/NHK Award". www.nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. ^ Kay2009-01-24T04:58:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Max Mayer's Adam wins Alfred P Sloan Prize at Sundance". Screen. Retrieved 21 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Público do Festival de Veneza aplaude o filme 'Lope', de Andrucha Waddington". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 September 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Público do Festival de Veneza aplaude o filme 'Lope', de Andrucha Waddington". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 September 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Lope, de Andrucha Waddington, recebe 7 indicações ao Goya 2011". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. ^ "3ª temporada de "Sob Pressão" chega ao fim com recorde de audiência". RD1 - TV & Famosos (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Com Marcelo Adnet, filme "Os Penetras" chega a 2,5 milhões de espectadores". Guia Folha (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Ricardo 'Gordo' se torna um dos sócios da Conspiração". propmark (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Rio Olympics committee reveals opening ceremony details". China Central Television. 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  16. ^ Glenny, Misha (6 August 2016). "Olympic opening ceremony was done on the cheap – but it was heartfelt and dazzling". The Observer – via www.theguardian.com.
  17. ^ "Fernanda Torres se diz 'madrastérrima': 'Eu nunca quis ser uma mãe substituta'". Encontro com Fátima Bernardes (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  18. ^ "Fernanda Torres faz aparição rara com o marido e o enteado em noite de cinema". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Crítica: 'O Juízo' é tentativa honesta, ainda que imperfeita, de visão nacional no terror". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  20. ^ Santana, Greicehelen (30 April 2019). "Andrucha elogia parceria com Julio Andrade na direção de Sob Pressão". Observatório da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  21. ^ 'Ainda tem boas surpresas pro final', promete Andrucha Waddington (in Brazilian Portuguese), 5 August 2016, retrieved 21 January 2020
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