Adelina Pontual

Adelina Pontual was born in Recife, graduated in Social Communication from UFPE and in Cinema, with a Specialization in Editing, from Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, in San Antonio de Los Baños, in Cuba. She was part of the group Vanretrô, formed during her Communication course in the 80s. In...

Adelina Pontual was born in Recife, graduated in Social Communication from UFPE and in Cinema, with a Specialization in Editing, from Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, in San Antonio de Los Baños, in Cuba. She was part of the group Vanretrô, formed during her Communication course in the 80s. In the 90s she was a partner in the production company Parabólica Brasil, together with Cláudio Assis and Marcelo Gomes. She is a director and screenwriter of short films and television programs, and her first work as a feature film director was with the documentary Rio Doce / CDU. She also works as a continuity writer, having performed this role in more than 20 Brazilian feature films.