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Fausto Muniz
actor, cinematographer, sound_department
- Born:
- 1895, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Died:
- 1958, Brazil
- Professions:
- actor, cinematographer, sound_department
Biography
Rio de Janeiro, 1895: the year Fausto Muniz first opened his eyes, the city was already rehearsing samba beats that would echo across the century. Behind a camera lens he found his true gaze, coaxing light and shadow to dance in Alô, Alô, Brasil (1935) and again in the hopeful frames of Eterna Esperança (1940). A natural showman, he stepped in front of the lens as well, channeling comic fire into Acabaram-se os Otários back in 1929. When the final reel of his life ran out in 1958, Brazil lost a visual poet who had helped teach the country how to see itself onscreen.
