Adhemar Gonzaga
Adhemar Gonzaga( 26 January 1901 – 29 January 1978) was a Brazilian actor, screenwriter, film producer, and director.
Born into a wealthy family Gonzaga had a passion for cinema from an early age, and first appeared on screen in a short advertising film in 1920.
He worked as a journalist for the film magazine" Cinearte"( 1926 – 1942) which advocated the creation of a more professional, commercial film industry in Brazil.
In 1928 he directed his first film, a silent.
The film was a strong commercial success, and on the strength of it Gonzaga persuaded his father to financially back a film studio.
After a period of study in Hollywood, Gonzaga returned to Brazil and founded Cinédia a Rio de Janeiro- based company which quickly became the leading studio in Brazil.
Cinédia specialised in producing Chanchadas, musical comedies with a populist appeal which often featured leading stage and singing stars.
Chanchadas produced during Gonzaga's reign included" Hello, Hello Brazil!"( 1935)," Hello, Hello, Carnival!"( 1936) and" Samba in Berlin"( 1943).
Many of Brazil's major stars appeared in Cinédia productions, including Carmen Miranda.
The studio remained in continual operation until 1951.
Ben Cura
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Hanro Smitsman
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Ian Barry (director)
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Barro Humano
Barro Humano is a 1929 Brazilian film directed by Adhemar Gonzaga, starring Gracia Morena, Lelita Rosa, Carlos Modesto and Eva Schnoor in the main roles.
Carmen Miranda would have appeared as an extra in a scene.
Peter Levin
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Karune Illada Kanoonu
Karune Illada Kanoonu is a 1983 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy( Ravee) and produced by Girija.
The film stars Lokesh, Tiger Prabhakar, Sripriya and Ashok in the lead roles.
The film has musical score by Shankar Ganesh.
The film was a remake of the 1966 Tamil movie" Major Chandrakanth", which itself was an adaptation of K. Balachander's play" Major Chandrakanth".
Jason Moore (director)
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Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
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K. S. L. Swamy
Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarasimha Swamy( 21 February 1939 – 20 October 2015), popularly known as K. S. L. Swamy/ Lalitha Ravee/ Ravee, was an Indian film director, producer, actor and playback singer.
He entered cinema at an early age as an assistant to popular directors of the time such as G. V. Iyer and M. R. Vittal.
He debuted as an independent film director with the 1966 film," Thoogudeepa".
His other films such as" Gandhinagara"( 1968) and" Bhagya Jyothi"( 1975) and" Malaya Marutha"( 1986) proved successful.
His 1989 film" Jamboo Savari" won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film at the 37th National Film Awards.
Swamy was a close associate of director Puttanna Kanagal, and completed two of his films –" Masanada Hoovu"( 1984) and the long delayed" Saavira Mettilu" that released in 2006, following the latter's death, which also turned out be his own last directorial venture.
Recognizing his contribution to cinema, Swamy was awarded the Dr. B. Saroja Devi National Award in 2013.
He was married to actress B. V. Radha.
Swamy was also an adept singer well known for the track" Suryangu Chandrangu" for the film" Shubhamangala" and" I lle Swarga Ille Naraka" for" Nagarahole".
Swamy died on 20 October 2015 due to breathing complications at Bangalore.

Question: Do director of film Barro Humano and director of film Karune Illada Kanoonu have the same nationality?
Answer: no