▁his ▁surname ▁by ▁error ▁of ▁the ▁not ary . ▁His ▁mother ▁took ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁baby ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁mov ies . ▁Between ▁one ▁bott le ▁and ▁another , ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁contact ▁with ▁what ▁was ▁happening ▁on ▁the ▁screen . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 ▁he ▁was ▁making ▁a ▁" movie " ▁at ▁his ▁house ▁using ▁sh oe ▁boxes . ▁From ▁cinema ▁to ▁phot ography ▁was ▁an ▁easy ▁jump ▁and ▁he ▁came ▁from ▁Nova ▁F rib ur go ▁to ▁study ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁or ▁to ▁do ▁Architecture , ▁but ▁his ▁dest iny ▁and ▁preference ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁mov ies . ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁Roberto ▁was ▁an ▁assistant , ▁editor , ▁screen writer , ▁producer ▁and ▁distrib utor , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁an ▁actor . ▁ ▁The ▁beginning ▁was ▁in ▁Atl ânt ida ▁Cin emat ográfica ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁Watson ▁Mac edo ▁to ▁be ▁assistant ▁of ▁direction . ▁The ▁debut ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁drama ▁Ma ior ▁que ▁o ▁Ó d io , ▁directed ▁by ▁Jose ▁Carlos ▁Bur le . ▁He ▁made ▁almost ▁ten ▁films ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁or ▁production ▁assistant ▁until ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁with ▁" R ico ▁Ri ▁à ▁To a ", ▁a ▁st arring ▁Z é ▁Tr ind ade ▁in ▁who ▁besides ▁direct ing , ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁script ▁and ▁the ▁dialog ues . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁with ▁C idade ▁A