
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
November 20, 1939 (age 86)
Place of Birth
São Paulo, Brazil
Also Known As
Antonio Carlos Fontoura
Antônio Carlos Fontoura
Antonio Carlos da Fontoura
Biography
A Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer, Antonio Carlos da Fontoura was born in 1939, in the city of São Paulo. He wrote and directed a number of documentary shorts and feature-length films, including "Copacabana Me Engana" (1968), "A Rainha Diaba" (1974) and "Gatão de Meia Idade" (2006).
Fontoura has also had a prolific work in TV, creating and writing soaps "Vidas Opostas" (2006), "Amor e Intrigas" (2007) and miniseries "Chapadão do Bugre" (1988) and "Capitães da Areia" (1989).
Known For

Film
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
Self
2025

Film
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
Self
2024

Film
Domingos
Self (archive footage)
2009

Film
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self
2009

Film
The Beggars
1963

Film
Dunas do Barato
Self
2017

Film
O Sol - Caminhando contra o vento
Self
2006

Film
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self
2019

Film
Brazilian Portraits: Odete Lara
2010
Filmography
2025FilmMilton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculoas Self2024FilmArmando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”as Self2019FilmMemórias do Grupo Opiniãoas Self2017FilmDunas do Baratoas Self2010FilmBrazilian Portraits: Odete Lara2009FilmLoki: Arnaldo Baptistaas Self2009FilmDomingosas Self (archive footage)2006FilmO Sol - Caminhando contra o ventoas Self1963FilmThe Beggars