Background
He was born during his father, a Ministry of External Relations, stay in Washington, District of Columbia.
He was born during his father, a Ministry of External Relations, stay in Washington, District of Columbia.
Another Babenco"s film, would make him more known internationally.
He first worked as an assistant to Dib Lutfi and Affonso Beato, and made his debut in 1971 on Leon Hirszman"s São Bernardo, which won Gramado Film Festival Best Cinematography Award. He directed the short film Libertários, winner of Margarida de Prata Award from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, in 1976. In 1978, he would win again the Gramado Film Festival Best Cinematography Award for his work on Héctor Babenco"s Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia. His first feature film, Sonho sem Fim, won the Jury Special Award at the 1986 Gramado Film Festival.
