Gabriel Salazar
Gabriel Salazar is a Brazilian actor, director, writer, producer and composer born in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul.
A graduate in Performing Arts (UFSC), Gabriel began his acting career in 2013. On television, he held a recurring role in the HBO/O2 Filmes series "Pico da Neblina" ("Joint Venture" - 2019-2022), directed by Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles and Quico Meirelles. In film, he earned a Best Actor nomination at the 2017 Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (LABRFF) for his performance in the feature film "180 Graus" ("180 Degrees"). The movie, directed by Phil Rocha, was originally developed as a web series (2016-2018) featuring Gabriel in the lead cast.
As a filmmaker, Gabriel transitioned into directing with the short documentary "Sonata Julieta" (2022). He subsequently wrote and directed a series of experimental documentaries, including "Devaneio" (2023), "Duração-Diferença" (2023), "PULSO" (2024), and his latest project, "Uprising Smoke" (2026)."
He is currently working on the post-production of the feature-length documentary "Assim Disse Zoroastro" and the experimental short film "A Palavra".
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Films (10)
Uprising Smoke
2026 · Director, Camera Operator, Cinematography, Sound Designer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Producer, Executive Co-Producer, Writer
Burnt Ends
2026 · Director, Music, Editor, Cinematography, Sound Designer
PULSE
2024 · Director, Director of Photography, Sound Designer, Editor, Executive Producer, Camera Operator, Screenplay, Cinematography
Duration-Difference
2023 · Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Sound Designer, Editor, Camera Operator, Executive Producer, Cinematography
Reverie
2023 · Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Executive Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer, Original Music Composer, Cinematography
Julieta Sonata
2022 · Executive Producer, Camera Operator, Sound Designer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Cinematography
180 Degrees - The Movie
2017 · Arthur
Incubador
2017 · Matheus
Pedro Primeiro
2017 · Fernando Picolé
Assim Disse Zoroastro
· (voice), Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Camera Operator, Writer, Editor, Sound, Still Photographer, Cinematography
