Halder Catunda Gomes (born 15 February 1967) is a Brazilian

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, producer and

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Biography

Born in the

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, he spent his childhood in

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. He has a degree in

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at the Federal University of Fortaleza. In 1984, Gomes started exchange program in

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where he took his first taekwondo class. In 1991, he moved to

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to start acting as a stunt for

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, where he started taking small tips in film direction. In 2004, after working as a stunt, Gomes decided to direct his first movie in Fortaleza. For the film script, Gomes went to the art school and placed a note saying that he was "looking for a writer" for an action/martial arts film. After having the project being fund by local tax incentive program, Sunland Heat: ''No Calor da Terra do Sol''" premiered in local cinemas. With a major success with his films, Gomes directed in 2004 the short "Cine Holiúdy – the Good Guy Against the Bad Guy''"'', that later lead for his feature film " Cine Holiúdy". In 2008, co-directed the

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" The Morgue" along Gerson Sanginitto. After the good experience with "Cine Holiúdy", Gomes returned to the backlands of the ceára in November 2020 to shoot the film " Bem-vinda a Quixeramobim", which will premiere at the 24th Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris on April 3, 2022. Expected for the second semester of 2022, Gomes directed and wrote the series " O Cangaceiro do Futuro" project from

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's "''Mais Brasil na Tela".''

Personal life

He holds a black belt in

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and before becoming a renowned

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, he owned a ''

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'' (a martial arts school focused on Taekwondo) and was a

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Filmography

Cinema

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Halder Brazilian directors Living people Brazilian film directors Brazilian male taekwondo practitioners 1967 births People from Fortaleza 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen