Elena Soarez

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Elena Soarez

Writing 61 January 1, 1965

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1965, Elena Soárez is one of the most important writers of Brazilian cinema today. Elena Soárez holds a degree in economics from PUC; with a master's de…

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Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1965, Elena Soárez is one of the most important writers of Brazilian cinema today. Elena Soárez holds a degree in economics from PUC; with a master's degree in social anthropology from UFRJ. His debut as a screenwriter was at the invitation of filmmaker Andrucha Waddingotn, who became a screenwriter in the following films: Twin (1999), adapted from Nelson Rodrigues; the award-winning Eu tu eles (2000), a film that took part in the "A Certain Look" show at the Cannes Film Festival and whose screenplay was developed at the Screenwriters Laboratory at the Sundance Film Festival.

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  1. 2027
    Marta

    Movie Writer

  2. 2026
    100 Days

    Movie Writer

  3. 2025
  4. 2018
    The Mechanism

    TV show Screenplay

  5. 2017
    Treze Dias Longe do Sol

    TV show Series Writer

  6. 2014
    Rio, I Love You

    Movie Writer

  7. 2012
    Xingu

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 2012
    Father’s Chair

    Movie Writer

  9. 2012
    The Screenwriter

    Movie Herself

  10. 2008
    Slightly Out of Tune

    Movie Script

  11. 2007
    Camila Jam

    Movie Writer

  12. 2007
    City of Men

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 2006
    Antonia

    TV show Screenplay

  14. 2005
    The House of Sand

    Movie Screenstory

  15. 2004
    Redeemer

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 2003
    Diary of a Provincial Girl

    Movie Writer

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  1. 2002
    City of Men

    TV show Writer

  2. 2000
    Me, You, Them

    Movie Writer

  3. 1999
    Twins

    Movie Associate Producer

  4. 1992
  5. O Grampo

    Movie Writer