page_title: Fábio Barreto
hierarchical_section_title: Fábio Barreto
caption_attribution_description: English: Filmmaker Fábio Barreto during the premiere of his film Lula, o Filho do Brasil at the Brasília Film Festival in November 17, 2009. Português: O cineasta Fábio Barreto durante a estreia de seu filme Lula, o Filho do Brasil no Festival de Cinema de Brasília, em 17 de novembro de 2009.
context_page_description: Fábio Villela Barreto Borges was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He was best known for directing O Quatrilho and Lula, o filho do Brasil, a biography based on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's early life, which had been the most expensive film in the history of Brazilian cinema upon its release. Barreto slipped into a coma in 2009 after being involved in a car accident in Rio de Janeiro and, in August 2014, was reported to be in a minimally conscious state. He died on November 20, 2019, after almost 10 years in a coma.
context_section_description: Fábio Villela Barreto Borges (June 6, 1957 – November 20, 2019) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He was best known for directing O Quatrilho (which was the first Brazilian film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in more than 30 years) and Lula, o filho do Brasil, a biography based on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's early life, which had been the most expensive film in the history of Brazilian cinema upon its release. Barreto slipped into a coma in 2009 after being involved in a car accident in Rio de Janeiro and, in August 2014, was reported to be in a minimally conscious state. He died on November 20, 2019, after almost 10 years in a coma.
caption: Barreto during the premiere of Lula, o filho do Brasil at the 2009 Brasília Film Festival
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