Personal details
- Birth Date: 1970-01-20
- Birth Location: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Children: (2 children) Joaquim Torres Waddington
- Children: (divorced, 2 children) Joaquim Torres Waddington
- Professions: Director, Producer, Writer
Andrucha Waddington, real name Andrew Waddington, kinda lives and breathes Brazilian cinema. Born in 1970, he’s racked up a wild list of film and TV credits that honestly put most folks to shame. “Me You Them” from 2000? Not just a local hit—this thing made waves at Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, even went for an Oscar as Brazil’s pick for Best Foreign Language Film. It snagged trophies at the Karlovy Vary, Havana, and Cartagena fests too. Then there’s “The House of Sand” (2005), which hit the festival circuit hard—Berlin, Toronto, Sundance—and scooped up the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Script award along with the Alfred Sloan prize. He didn’t stop there. Waddington’s “Lope” from 2010, a Brazil-Spain team-up, showed up at Venice and Toronto, grabbed two Goya Awards, and got snapped up by big names like Fox and Warner for distribution. He’s also behind the Brazilian blockbuster “Party Crashers” (2012), the biopic “Chacrinha - O Velho Guerreiro” (2018), the thriller “O Juízo” (2019), and “Vitoria,” dropping in Brazil in 2025 with Fernanda Montenegro in the mix. Not just a movie guy, either—he’s behind major docs about Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethania, plus the hit TV drama “Under Pressure,” which ran for five seasons and basically owned the ratings. Waddington’s got new projects rolling too—an HBO Max true crime series, a Netflix doc about Vini Jr., and was one of the creative masterminds for the Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony. Since ’95, he’s been a big player at Conspiração Filmes, a heavyweight in Brazilian production. Dude just doesn’t quit.
Ricardo Waddington’s brother, that’s a name you’ll hear floating around in certain Brazilian film circles—a little bit of a family affair, you could say. See, in the world of TV and cinema down there, it’s not rare for talent to run in the family, and this duo is a classic example. Ricardo’s got his own rep as a director, but his brother? Well, he’s carved out his own path, whether folks realize it or not. People sometimes get them mixed up, but nah, each has his own style and projects. They’ve both been involved in some seriously popular productions; we’re talking telenovelas, big TV hits, stuff that’s glued viewers to their seats for years. So, if you ever catch a Waddington credit and wonder if there’s a connection, yeah, you’re onto something. It’s not just a coincidence—it’s a creative family thing, and honestly, kind of legendary if you’re into Brazilian screen culture.
January 20, 1970
Konidela Ram Charan
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yes, Joaquim Torres Waddington
55 years old