João Batista de Andrade
João Batista de Andrade | |
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Minister of Culture (acting) | |
In office 22 May 2017 – 16 June 2017 | |
President | Michel Temer |
Preceded by | Roberto Freire |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 14 December 1939
Political party | PPS |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
João Batista de Andrade (born 14 December 1939) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1967 and 2006. His 1981 film O Homem que Virou Suco won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
On 22 May 2017, Batista assumed as acting minister of Culture after the resignation of Roberto Freire.[2] Resigned a few weeks later after president Michel Temer involvement in the meat company JBS complaints.[3]
Selected filmography[]
- O Homem que Virou Suco (1981)
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References[]
- ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "João Batista de Andrade assume interinamente Ministério da Cultura" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Ministro interino da Cultura pede demissão em carta a Michel Temer" (in Portuguese). Uol. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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Categories:
- 1939 births
- Living people
- Brazilian film directors
- Brazilian screenwriters
- People from Minas Gerais
- Government ministers of Brazil
- Cidadania politicians
- Brazilian film director stubs