
Known for
Directing
Born
December 22, 1935
Birthplace
Porto, Portugal
Died
December 29, 2012 (aged 77)
Paulo Rocha was born on December 22, 1935 in Porto, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for A Ilha dos Amores (1982), O Rio do Ouro (1998) and A Raiz do Coração(2000). He died on December 29, 2012 in Porto.
Abandoned Lisbon Law School to dedicate himself to the movies, and founded Cine-Clube de Lisboa (CCC) with Nuno de Bragança, João Bénard da Costa, Pedro Tamen and Alberto Vaz da Silva. In 1962, concluded his studies at IDHEC, Paris, France, but he says he learned more watching time and again Jean Renoir and 'Kenzo Mizoguchi' films than in academic film studies
2025
2021
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Director, Producer, Screenplay
2006
2005
Producer
2004
Producer
2004
Director, Producer
2004
Producer
2001
2001
Director
2000
Director, Producer, Screenplay
1999
Director, Screenplay, Editor
1999
Producer
1998
1995
Director, Writer
1994
1993
1993
Director
1993
1991
Producer
1990
as Hostel Doorman
1988
Screenplay, Producer, Director
1988
as The Melomaniac
1987
Producer, Director, Screenplay
1986