Cao Hamburger

Cao Hamburger
Hamburger in 2016
Born
Carlos Império Hamburger

(1962-02-27) 27 February 1962 (age 62)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1985–present
FatherErnst Wolfgang Hamburger

Carlos Império Hamburger, better known as Cao Hamburger (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaw ɐ̃ˈbuʁɡeʁ]; born 27 February 1962), is a Brazilian film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the creators of the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum series of programs for children in the TV Cultura of São Paulo, along with Flávio de Souza, which gave origin to a successful movie with the same title. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum was one of the most successful children shows to air in Brazil. He directed in 2006 another successful film, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, partly based on his childhood memories.

Hamburger was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[1] He won twice the International Emmy Kids Awards of best series with the works Pedro & Bianca and Young Hearts: Embrace Diversity, in 2014 and 2019 respectively.[2][3]

Biography

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Hamburger is the son of physicists and University of São Paulo professors Ernst Wolfgang Hamburger, of Jewish-German origin, and Amélia Império Hamburger, of Italian origin. He has three sisters: Sônia, a film producer, Vera, an art director and Esther, a university professor. His brother Fernando is a photographer.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Director Writer Producer Notes
1985 Frankenstein Punk Yes No No Short film
1986 A Garota das Telas Yes Yes No Short film
1999 Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum Yes Yes Yes
2006 The Year My Parents Went on Vacation Yes Yes No
2012 Xingu Yes Yes No

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1993 Lucas e Juquinha em Perigo! Perigo! Perigo! Yes No No
1994–1997 Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum Yes Yes No
1997–2001 Disney Club No Yes No
2001–2002 Disney CRUJ No Yes No
2006 Um Menino Muito Maluquinho No Yes No
2006, 2009 Sons of Carnival Yes Yes No
2008–2009 No Estranho Planeta dos Seres Audiovisuais No Yes No
2012–2013 Família Imperial Yes Yes No
2012–2014 Pedro & Bianca Yes Yes No
2014–2015 Que Monstro te Mordeu? Yes Yes Yes
2017–2018 Young Hearts No Yes No Season 25; "Embrace Diversity"
2020–present We Are Five Yes Yes No Supervising director

References

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  1. ^ London throws world's biggest party for Olympic athletes at Closing Ceremony spectacular, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, August 12, 2012, archived from the original on September 3, 2012, retrieved August 30, 2012
  2. ^ "Série "Pedro & Bianca" ganha o Emmy Kids Internacional" [TV series Pedro & Bianca wins Emmy Kids International] (in Portuguese). Agência Nacional do Cinema. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Padiglione, Cristina (April 9, 2019). "Por 'Malhação', Cao Hamburger leva seu 2º Emmy para casa" [For 'Malhação', Cao Hamburger takes him 2nd Emmy home]. Telepadi (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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