
Ivan Cardoso
Director·b. 1952·Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 horror credits
Ivan do Espírito Cardoso Filho (Born in Rio de Janeiro, October 1st, 1952) is a Brazilian photographer and filmmaker.
Cardoso's early career is mainly associated with experimental short films such as 1971's "Nosferatu no Brasil' (Nosfaratu in Brazil), starring poet and songrwriter Torquato Neto, of whom Cardoso was a good friend.
Though his work as an experimental filmmaker continued to develop in short films through a career that spans for over four decades, his most famous and recognizable feature-length movies are the ones that mix horror and comedy elements, described by Cardoso as "terrir" ("terror" + "rir", which is a word for "laugh" in Brazilian Portuguese). "As Sete Vampiras" (The Seven Vampire Ladies), "O Segredo da Múmia" (The Secret of the Mummy) and "Um Lobisomem na Amazônia" (A Werewolf in the Amazon Rainforest) are prominent films among Cardoso's terrir works.
Director9 films

A Werewolf in the Amazon
Director

The Macabre Sarcophagus
Director

Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico
Director

The Seven Vampires
Director

The Secret of the Mummy
Director

The Damned Lake
Director

O Conde Gostou da Coisa
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God's Sentence
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Nosferato in Brazil
Director
Writer4 films

The Macabre Sarcophagus
Screenplay

The Secret of the Mummy
Story

O Gigante da América
Writer

The Damned Lake
Writer
Producer3 films

The Macabre Sarcophagus
Producer

The Damned Lake
Producer

God's Sentence
Producer
Cinematographer1 film

God's Sentence
Director of Photography
Editor1 film

The Damned Lake
Editor
Actor1 film

O Fim da Picada
Other Crew1 film

O Gigante da América
Assistant Director