Filmmaker Orlando Senna in the GloboNews Dossier GloboNews Dossier The Bahian filmmaker, writer, screenwriter and cultural manager Orlando Senna died this Tuesday afternoon (9), aged 86. The information was confirmed by the director's niece, Indra Rocha, via social media. The cause of death was not disclosed. A prominent name in Brazilian cinema, Orlando Senna gained national and international recognition when he co-directed, alongside Jorge Bodanzky, the film "Iracema – Uma Transa Amazônica" (1975), considered a classic and one of the most important audiovisual works in the country. The film, which mixes fiction and documentary, portrays the reality of the Amazon region during the construction of the Transamazônica and was subject to censorship during the military regime. Born in 1940, in Afrânio Peixoto, Lençóis district, in Chapada Diamantina, Senna built a remarkable career in Brazilian cinema and culture. He was one of the names linked to the Cinema Novo movement and interacted with important cultural figures, such as Jorge Amado, Gabriel García Márquez, Glauber Rocha, Chico Buarque, Hector Babenco, Geraldo Sarno and Ruy Guerra. 📲 Click here and join the g1 Bahia WhatsApp group In a statement, the Cultural Foundation of the State of Bahia (Funceb) lamented the filmmaker's death and highlighted that his performance was marked by his commitment to the democratization of culture, the defense of national cinema and the appreciation of Brazilian narratives. (Read full note below) Dossier: An interview with Orlando Senna, former director of the Cuban film school Career Orlando Senna began his audiovisual career as assistant director to Roberto Pires on the film "Tocaia no Asfalto" (1962). Still in Bahia, he directed short films and plays, working at the Theater School of the Federal University of Bahia and at the Centro Popular de Cultura. At the end of the 1960s, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he directed his first feature film, "A Construção da Morte" (1969). In addition to film production, he also worked internationally, spending time in Cuba in the 1990s, where he was a professor and director of the International School of Cinema and TV in San Antonio de los Baños. Throughout his career, he also held important public positions. He was undersecretary of Audiovisual at the Rio de Janeiro State Department of Culture during the government of Benedita da Silva, in addition to having acted as a script consultant on different projects, such as the documentary "Glauber, the film – Labirinto do Brasil" (2004), by Silvio Tendler. In 2003, he took over the Audiovisual Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture and, in 2007, he began directing Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), where he participated in the creation of TV Brasil. He left the position in 2008. With a career marked by artistic production and public management, Orlando Senna made an important contribution to the development of cinema and culture in Brazil. Read the Funceb Note: "Today we say goodbye to Orlando Senna, filmmaker, writer, cultural manager from Bahia and one of the most important audiovisual thinkers in the country. His career was marked by his commitment to the democratization of culture, the defense of national cinema and the valorization of Brazilian identities and narratives, being one of the fundamental names of Cinema Novo. Over the decades, Orlando Senna participated in more than 30 productions and contributed decisively to the strengthening of public policies in the sector and to the training of new generations of filmmakers. His legacy remains alive in his works, in his thoughts and in the inspiration he leaves for the culture of Brazil. Through the Audiovisual Board, the Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia expresses its deep regret at his departure and sympathizes with his family, friends, colleagues and admirers at this moment of farewell. " READ ALSO: Around 7,000 fireworks are seized during a police operation in five cities in Bahia Woman is hit with an iron bar during a fight in the interior of Bahia; suspect fled Salvador City Hall sends to the Chamber a project that readjusts the minimum salary for teachers in the municipal network See more state news on g1 Bahia. Watch videos from g1 and TV Bahia 💻