Vicente Amorim
director/producer/writer
Vicente Amorim directed nine TV series and ten features, with actors such as Wagner Moura, Viggo Mortensen, Giancarlo Giannini, Harvey Keitel, Emily Mortimer, Vincent Cassel and Gabriel Leone. His work includes biopics, action, thrillers, dark comedies and character dramas.
Called a "rising star" by Variety, Vicente Amorim was showrunner and director of SENNA, Netflix’s biggest and most ambitious series ever in Latin America and the streamer's #1show when it aired. The series was nominated by the CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS as "best international series" and won the APCA (Brazil's "Critics Choice"). SENNA came on the heels of SANTO, also for Netflix, with Raul Arevalo and Bruno Gagliasso, one of Spain's biggest series in 2022. More recently Vicente directed two episodes of Netflix US's upcoming thriller MAN ON FIRE. Vicente was also a showrunner on BEYOND THE BRIDGE, released on HBO max. Vicente's latest film, YAKUZA PRINCESS, an action-adventure feature starring Masumi and Jonathan Rhys Meyers was the #1 film on Netflix Brazil and #5 on Netflix worldwide for several weeks. His motorcycle slasher MOTORRAD became an instant cult-classic and was the only Brazilian film in the official selection of Toronto, 2017.
Vicente Amorim's features, including the "ethical thriller" GOOD, with Viggo Mortensen, the historical samurai drama, DIRTY HEARTS and the affecting coming-of-age story, THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD, with Wagner Moura, have been shown at some of the most important festivals in the world, such as Toronto, San Sebastian, Havana, Rotterdam, MoMA/NY, Chicago, Berlin and many more.
He also served as showrunner and director on crime-thriller series THE DIVISION, set against the kidnapping outbreak that shook Rio de Janeiro in the late 90’s. The show was a massive hit on streamer Globoplay, having been nominated by Brazil's major critics' association for the best series, director and actor awards. THE DIVISION's feature version was nominated in 8 categories by the Brazilian Academy, including best film and best director. (Vicente's films have over 25 nominations at the Brazilian Academy). Vicente's other TV credits include female driven dark comedy/anthology As Canalhas (GNT), which was imported to the U.S. as a development vehicle for producer Ben Stiller and Hulu and the neo-noir Espinosa, based on a favorite of Brazilian crime literature.
The son of a diplomat, Vicente grew up all over the world. He speaks fluent English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. Vicente lives in LA with his wife, Anne Pinheiro Guimaraes, and two daughters.
Education: Economics (UFRJ) and Film (UFF)
