José Padilha

José Padilha

producer, director, writer

José Padilha was born on Aug 01, 1967 in Brazil. José Padilha's big-screen debut came with Bus 174 directed by José Padilha in 2002. José Padilha is known for Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within directed by José Padilha, Wagner Moura stars as Roberto Nascimento and Irandhir Santos as Diogo Fraga. José Padilha has got 53 awards and 18 nominations so far. The most recent award José Padilha achieved is Matchflick Flicker Awards. The upcoming new movie José Padilha plays is 7 Days in Entebbe which will be released on Mar 16, 2018.

He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer and director of the Netflix original series Narcos, starring frequent collaborator Wagner Moura.

  • Birthday

    Aug 01, 1967
  • Place of Birth

    Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known

    José Bastos Padilha Neto

Known For

Awards

53 wins & 18 nominations

Matchflick Flicker Awards
2014
Mockbuster Twin
Winner - Flicker Award
ACIE Awards, Brazil
2011
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Winner - ACIE Award
2011
Best Screenplay (Melhor Roteiro)
Winner - ACIE Award
2011
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Winner - ACIE Award
2008
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Winner - ACIE Award
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