Cast & creator
Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias
Best known for A Noite do Desejo, Brás, The Red Light Bandit
Ozualdo Ribeiro Candeias (1918 – 2007) was a Brazilian screenwriter, editor, photographer, director of photography, actor, producer and filmmaker. Candeias is believed to have been born in 1918, but was only registered in the town of Cajobi, in the state of São Paulo, in 1922. He worked in a number of jobs, from aeronautics sergent to truck driver. A self-taught filmmaker, he released his debut feature "A Margem" in 1967, a starting point for the Cinema Marginal movement (also dubbed Cinema de Invenção), which would forever change paradigms in the history of Brazilian cinema. Longing for distribution company for it, he turned to the Boca do Lixo, a block in downton São Paulo then known as a stronghold to independant filmmakers. A passionate advocate for the Boca, he paid homages to it in both short and feature films. His work is composed of numerous shorts and feature-length films, mostly depiciting life of communities either in urban or rural Brazil dealing with life in poverty. Among the genres Candeias has worked with are horror, western, exploitation and drama, although his films are hard to categorize due to their experimental nature. Although a few of his features met commercial success, such as 1969s "Meu Nome É Tonho", Candeias' films had a notoriously small audience during his lifetime. "Caçada Sangrenta" (1974) and "A Freira e a Tortura" (1983), two of his features aimed at a more conventional public, emerged from a deal with producer/actor David Cardoso, who had previously starred in "A Herança" (1971), Candeias' take on Hamlet reimagined as taking place in rural Brazil. Candeias' picture "Aopção ou As Rosas da Estrada" (1981) won the Bronze Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. His last feature, "O Vigilante" (1992), won the Special Jury Award at the 25th Brasília Film Festival, but was never distributed at the theatres.
Also known as: Ozualdo R. Candeias
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1960–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (106)
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A Noite do Desejo
Director of Photography
1973
Brás
Director of Photography
1973
The Red Light Bandit
Criminoso da Praça da República
1968
The Inheritance
Producer
1970The Inheritance
Production Design
1970The Inheritance
Director
1970The Inheritance
Writer
1970The Inheritance
Director of Photography
1970
The Awakening of the Beast
1970
Sinal Vermelho - As Fêmeas
1972
As Tranças de Maria
Supervising Technical Director
2003
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
Assistant Director
1964
19 Mulheres e 1 Homem
1977
Que Filme 'Tu Vai' Fazer?
1991
The Nun and the Torture
Writer
1984The Nun and the Torture
Director
1984The Nun and the Torture
Cinematography
1984
Orgy or The Man Who Gave Birth
1970Com a Cama na Cabeça
Director of Photography
1972
The Option
Director
1981The Option
Producer
1981The Option
Editor
1981The Option
Director of Photography
1981The Option
Screenplay
1981
My Destiny is in Your Hands
Writer
1963
The Beauties of Billings
1987The Beauties of Billings
Director of Photography
1987The Beauties of Billings
Director
1987The Beauties of Billings
Screenplay
1987The Beauties of Billings
Editor
1987
Candeias: Da Boca pra Fora
2003
As Mulheres do Sexo Violento
Director
1976
Trilogy of Terror
Director
1968Trilogy of Terror
Writer
1968
Rua do Triumpho - O Filme
2015
My Name Is Tonho
Director
1969My Name Is Tonho
Writer
1969
Desejos Sexuais de Elza
Director of Photography
1982
Devil Nymphs
Cinematography
1978
The Margin
Director
1967The Margin
Writer
1967The Margin
Editor
1967
O Cangaceiro do Diabo
Director of Photography
1980
Maria... Sempre Maria
Director of Photography
1973Manelão, o Caçador de Orelhas
Director
1982Manelão, o Caçador de Orelhas
Writer
1982Manelão, o Caçador de Orelhas
Producer
1982Manelão, o Caçador de Orelhas
Director of Photography
1982Manelão, o Caçador de Orelhas
Editor
1982
The Good Cinema
Self
2021
Bastidores das Filmagens de um Pornô
Director
1992Bastidores das Filmagens de um Pornô
Director of Photography
1992Bastidores das Filmagens de um Pornô
Editor
1992
O Desconhecido
Director
1972O Desconhecido
Writer
1972
Macabre Dr. Scivano
1971
Ozualdo Candeias and the Cinema
Himself (archive footage)
2013
Boca Aberta
1985
Soberano
Self (archive footage)
2005
A Visita do Velho Senhor
Director
1976A Visita do Velho Senhor
Screenplay
1976A Visita do Velho Senhor
Director of Photography
1976A Visita do Velho Senhor
Still Photographer
1976A Visita do Velho Senhor
Editor
1976
Desejo Violento
Screenplay
1978
Joe Zero
Director
1974Joe Zero
Screenplay
1974Joe Zero
Producer
1974Joe Zero
Director of Photography
1974Joe Zero
Story
1974Joe Zero
Gaffer
1974
A América do Sul
Self
1992A América do Sul
Director
1992
Uma Rua Chamada Triumpho 1970/71
Director
1971Uma Rua Chamada Triumpho 1970/71
Writer
1971Uma Rua Chamada Triumpho 1970/71
Director of Photography
1971
Rastros na Areia
Director of Photography
1988
Caçada Sangrenta
Director
1974Caçada Sangrenta
Writer
1974
O Vigilante
Director
1992O Vigilante
Writer
1992O Vigilante
Producer
1992O Vigilante
Executive Producer
1992O Vigilante
Director of Photography
1992
Candeias: Um Ser do seu Tempo
2025
O olhar singular de Ozualdo Candeias
1994
Uma Rua Chamada Triumpho 1969/70
Director
1971Uma Rua Chamada Triumpho 1969/70
Writer
1971Uma Rua Chamada Triumpho 1969/70
Director of Photography
1971
Lady Vaselina
Director
1990Lady Vaselina
Writer
1990
Polícia Feminina
Director
1960Polícia Feminina
Producer
1960
Ozu Piroclástico
2020
Cinemateca Brasileira
Director
1993Cinemateca Brasileira
Editor
1993Cinemateca Brasileira
Director of Photography
1993Cinemateca Brasileira
Screenplay
1993
Bocadolixocinema
Director
1976Bocadolixocinema
Director of Photography
1976Bocadolixocinema
Editor
1976
Mister Power
Director
1989
O Candinho
Director
1976
Tambaú
Director
2025Tambaú
Director of Photography
2025Tambaú
Editor
2025