Personal Information

Known ForCamera

GenderMale

Birth DateJan 1, 1947 (79 years old)

Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn

Place of BirthJoão Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Career Span1969 – Present (58 yrs)

Known Credits139 Titles

Official Links

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CameraPopularity Score 0.6

Walter Carvalho

Total Works

139

126 movies • 13 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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Global Reach

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Biography

Walter Carvalho is a critically and internationally acclaimed Brazilian cinematographer. Carvalho has worked on over 70 films in his career since entering the Cinema of Brazil in 1973. He has won some 30 different professional film awards to date and has worked on acclaimed Brazilian films such as Carandiru in 2003. He is the father of also cinematographer Lula Carvalho.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Walter Carvalho's career

8.1

Central Station

1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.6

Carandiru

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

2004•movie

Role: Director

7.4

Behind the Sun

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 139 titles featuring Walter Carvalho

8.1

Central Station

1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.6

Carandiru

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

2004•movie

Role: Director

7.4

Behind the Sun

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

The Movie of My Life

2017•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Madame Satã

2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Pantanal

2022•series

Role: Director

6.6

Mango Yellow

2002•movie

Role: Still Photographer

6.7

Getulio

2014•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

Love for Sale

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

Foreign Land

1996•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

2012•movie

Role: Director

7.1

To the Left of the Father

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Bog of Beasts

2006•movie

Role: Associate Producer

6.2

Heleno

2011•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Rat Fever

2012•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

Stolen Dreams

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude

1991•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.8

O Mistério de Robin Hood

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.5

Uma Escola Atrapalhada

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

A Mother's Love

2019•series

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

Above Justice

2016•series

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

Possible Loves

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.1

The Path

2022•series

Role: Director

6.9

Rebirth

2024•series

Role: Director

7.5

Santiago

2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.6

Little Book of Love

1997•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.5

A Love Movie

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Window of the Soul

2001•movie

Role: Director

7.8

News from a Personal War

1999•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

The Machine

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.0

Budapeste

2009•movie

Role: Director

6.6

Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem

2015•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

The Asphalt Kiss

2018•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.4

Whirlpool

2017•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

O Canto da Sereia

2013•series

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.4

Cleopatra

2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.4

Delicate Crime

2005•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

Marighella

2012•movie

Role: Additional Photography

5.3

The Herb of the Rat

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.9

Intermissions

2004•movie

as Himself

7.6

How Good to See You Alive

1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

Midnight

1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

Land of the Strong

2018•series

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

The Ballroom

2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.3

Sentimental Education

2013•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Dark Days

2017•series

Role: Director

8.8

The Party

2014•series

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

Cesium-137

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.6

Com Licença, Eu Vou à Luta

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Between Valleys

2012•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Sargento Getúlio

1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.5

Si tu vas à Rio... tu meurs

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Chinese Viola

1975•movie

as Self

5.4

Cinema of Tears

1995•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

A Missa do Galo

1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.2

About Cinema

2015•movie

Role: Director

4.9

The Absence that Moves Us

2011•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.7

23 Anos em 7 Segundos

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Uma Noite em Sampa

2016•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Socorro Nobre

1995•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Flamengo Paixão

1980•movie

Role: Camera Operator

5.2

Favorite Son

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

Terra Para Rose

1987•movie

Role: Camera Operator

4.5

Nothing Remains the Same

2016•series

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

A, B, C, Brasil

1980•movie

Role: Camera Operator

5.7

In Evil Hour

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.7

A Pedra da Riqueza

1975•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

Iluminados

2007•movie

as Self

6.5

The Inspector

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Só no Carnaval...

1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Boi de Prata

1981•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.5

Carandiru: The Series

2005•series

Role: Director

5.5

Racing Heart

2026•series

Role: Director

4.0

O Cinema Segundo Vladimir Carvalho

2001•movie

as Self

8.0

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!

2023•movie

5.0

Cacaso

2016•movie

as Self

10.0

Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo

2018•movie

as Self

5.0

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

2020•movie

as Self

7.0

Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed

2010•movie

as Self

8.0

Brincante

2014•movie

Role: Director

10.0

O Último Dia de Lampião

1975•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

A Canga

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

A Difícil Viagem

1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

O Homem de Areia

1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

10.0

Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro

1976•movie

Role: Additional Photography

9.0

Iran

2017•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Two Times Woman

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

A Rocinha Tem Histórias

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

Uma Questão de Terra

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

Sonhei com Você

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

Zweig: A Morte em Cena

1995•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

O Círculo de Fogo

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

10.0

The Spirit of Zé Lins

2006•movie

Role: Camera Operator

5.0

Pankararu de Brejo dos Padres

1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra

1999•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

Pedro Mico

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.0

Paul Singer, Uma Utopia Militante

2021•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Assim na Tela Como no Céu

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

Lages, a Força do Povo

1982•movie

Role: Additional Camera

Procura-se Meteorango Kid: Vivo ou Morto

2021•movie

as Self

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

2022•movie

as Self

Cinematography

2008•movie

as Self

Vladimir Carvalho, Conterrâneo Velho de Guerra

2004•movie

as Ele mesmo

O Outro Lado da Memória

2018•movie

as Self

Caruatá – Vejo o Lugar que me vê

2018•movie

as himself

Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation

2002•movie

as Self

VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro

2013•movie

as Self

1 eps

O País do Cinema

2016•series

as Self

Anatomia do Espectador

1980•movie

Role: Director of Photography

SRTV - Nelson Pereira Dos Santos Saúda O Povo E Pede Passagem

1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Memória Goitacá

1976•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

2008•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Moacir Art Brut

2006•movie

Role: Director

Brinquedo Popular do Nordeste

1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Dia de Erê

1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian

2003•movie

Role: Additional Photography

Mônica Salmaso - Alma Lírica Ao Vivo

2012•movie

Role: Director

Futebol

1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Brasília, Uma Sinfonia

1986•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Incelência para um Trem de Ferro

1972•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Chico da Silva

1976•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Os Homens do Caranguejo

1969•movie

Role: Producer's Assistant

Poema Sujo

2010•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Barretão

2019•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Heliorama

2004•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Vila Boa de Goyaz

1974•movie

Role: Title Graphics

Damas da Noite

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Quilombo

1975•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Agunia

2019•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro

2012•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Jubileu

1981•movie

Role: Cinematography

Vida e Verso de Carlos Drummond de Andrade

2014•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Mestre Zu

2026•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Adeus, Brasília

2026•movie

Role: Additional Photography