Directing

Guilherme de Almeida Prado

Born 1954-11-06 · Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Guilherme de Almeida Prado (Ribeirão Preto, November 6, 1954) is a Brazilian film director. He got his start as an assistant director in pornochanchada films in the so-called "boca do lixo" in São Paulo. From his second film onwards, Almeida Prado begun to make movies inspired by the atmosphere of 40s and 50s cinema, especially Hollywood film noir and Mexican melodrama.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

As Taras de Todos Nós poster
10.0

Three short tales of erotic drama. A shoe salesman falls in love with the perfect feet of a female costumer; a lonely widower keeps his house the exact same way his wife left it, until the arrival of a niece that ends up discovering a secret from her uncle; a troubled man falls deep into sexual fantasies after being rejected by his wife.

As Taras de Todos Nós

1982

As Taras de Todos Nós poster
10.0

Three short tales of erotic drama. A shoe salesman falls in love with the perfect feet of a female costumer; a lonely widower keeps his house the exact same way his wife left it, until the arrival of a niece that ends up discovering a secret from her uncle; a troubled man falls deep into sexual fantasies after being rejected by his wife.

As Taras de Todos Nós

1982

Flor do Desejo poster
4.7

In the portuary zone of Santos, São Paulo, a prostitute teams up with an unemployed stevedore while looking for a better life.

Flor do Desejo

1983

Flor do Desejo poster
4.7

In the portuary zone of Santos, São Paulo, a prostitute teams up with an unemployed stevedore while looking for a better life.

Flor do Desejo

1983

Flor do Desejo poster
4.7

In the portuary zone of Santos, São Paulo, a prostitute teams up with an unemployed stevedore while looking for a better life.

Flor do Desejo

1983

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema poster
5.5

After meeting a beguiling woman in a movie theater, a realtor becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot involving murder, double identities and movies.

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema

1987

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema poster
5.5

After meeting a beguiling woman in a movie theater, a realtor becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot involving murder, double identities and movies.

The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema

1987

Scent of Gardenias poster
6.6

Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies, he forbids her from seeing their son, Joaquim. For more than a decade, Daniel nurtures a feeling of revenge for his ex-wife, which gains strength when their now adult son finds his mother in full professional decay.

Scent of Gardenias

1992

Scent of Gardenias poster
6.6

Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies, he forbids her from seeing their son, Joaquim. For more than a decade, Daniel nurtures a feeling of revenge for his ex-wife, which gains strength when their now adult son finds his mother in full professional decay.

Scent of Gardenias

1992

Scent of Gardenias poster
6.6

Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies, he forbids her from seeing their son, Joaquim. For more than a decade, Daniel nurtures a feeling of revenge for his ex-wife, which gains strength when their now adult son finds his mother in full professional decay.

Scent of Gardenias

1992

Glaura poster
NR

A musical about a woman who hates music.

Glaura

1995

Glaura poster
NR

A musical about a woman who hates music.

Glaura

1995

Glaura poster
NR

A musical about a woman who hates music.

Glaura

1995

What Ever Happened to Dulce Veiga? poster
4.4

In the 1980s, a journalist sets out to find the whereabouts of a famous singer/actress who disappeared decades earlier. During his search, he goes across several states in what ultimately becomes not only a search for a missing person but a journey of self-discovery.

What Ever Happened to Dulce Veiga?

2008

What Ever Happened to Dulce Veiga? poster
4.4

In the 1980s, a journalist sets out to find the whereabouts of a famous singer/actress who disappeared decades earlier. During his search, he goes across several states in what ultimately becomes not only a search for a missing person but a journey of self-discovery.

What Ever Happened to Dulce Veiga?

2008

A Hora Mágica poster
6.3

In the 1950s, while radio is slowly being surpassed by television as the leading broadcast medium, Tito Balcárcel, a voice actor, becomes romantically involved with Lúcia, a fan of his who drags him into a mysterious crime plot.

A Hora Mágica

1998

A Hora Mágica poster
6.3

In the 1950s, while radio is slowly being surpassed by television as the leading broadcast medium, Tito Balcárcel, a voice actor, becomes romantically involved with Lúcia, a fan of his who drags him into a mysterious crime plot.

A Hora Mágica

1998

A Hora Mágica poster
6.3

In the 1950s, while radio is slowly being surpassed by television as the leading broadcast medium, Tito Balcárcel, a voice actor, becomes romantically involved with Lúcia, a fan of his who drags him into a mysterious crime plot.

A Hora Mágica

1998

No artwork available
NR

The existential crisis of a woman in a constant state of waiting. The filmmaker's only Super 8 film with sound. Based on a short story by Cristina de Queiroz.

Waiting Exercise

2026

No artwork available
NR

The existential crisis of a woman in a constant state of waiting. The filmmaker's only Super 8 film with sound. Based on a short story by Cristina de Queiroz.

Waiting Exercise

2026

No artwork available
NR

The existential crisis of a woman in a constant state of waiting. The filmmaker's only Super 8 film with sound. Based on a short story by Cristina de Queiroz.

Waiting Exercise

2026

A Palavra poster
6.0

Jezebel is a seasoned TV reporter focused on the next juicy story that will generate the highest ratings for the TV station. She is on assignment to track down a man named Elias, who supposedly performs miracles, in the rugged backlands of northeastern Brazil. Bent on getting the next sensational news, Jezebel is determined to prove Elias a charlatan.

A Palavra

2025

A Palavra poster
6.0

Jezebel is a seasoned TV reporter focused on the next juicy story that will generate the highest ratings for the TV station. She is on assignment to track down a man named Elias, who supposedly performs miracles, in the rugged backlands of northeastern Brazil. Bent on getting the next sensational news, Jezebel is determined to prove Elias a charlatan.

A Palavra

2025

Odradek poster
NR

In a huge and empty neoclassical mansion surrounded by an indefinite war, the daughter of a bourgeois family returns from Europe bringing a Kafkaesque toy. Because of this object without specific usefulness, everyone in the family begins to discuss life and discover their own weaknesses and follies. This process of self-discovery will lead them to meet phobias, hypocrisies and prejudices, but also their most intimate truth.

Odradek

2024