Sylvio Back

Sylvio Back was born on Jul 22, 1937 in Brazil. Sylvio Back's big-screen debut came with The War of Brazil directed by Sylvio Back in 1987.

Sylvio Back is a Brazilian filmmaker, poet, screen player, writer and producer. Born in 1937 at the city of Blumenau (Santa Catarina, South of Brazil), son of inmigrants: father Hungarian Jew and mother, German. Former journalist and film critic, he began motion picture direction in 1962. To date he has written, directed and also produced most of his thirty eight films, which includes short and medium-length for TV documentaries, and twelve full-length pics.