Ricardo Pinto e Silva is a cultural producer and a movie maker for more than thirty years. He began his carrier as a director and writer with the film Sua Excelência, o Candidato, in 1992. Released, in 2004, Querido Estranho and, in 2009, the film Carro De Paulista. His 2013 film, Amparo, was released at the 9th Festival of Latin-American Cinema.