Person Details

Birthday: 1965-01-01 06:50:43

Aliases: Elena Soares , Elena Soárez

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Movie Involvements: 13

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Rio, I Love You
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5

Rio, I Love You

(2014) Writer
City of Men
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7

City of Men

(2002) Writer
City of Men
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7

City of Men

(2007) Screenplay
The Mechanism
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7

The Mechanism

(2018) Creator
Father’s Chair
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7

Father’s Chair

(2012) Writer
Xingu
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7

Xingu

(2012) Writer
Me, You, Them
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7

Me, You, Them

(2000) Writer
Antonia
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6

Antonia

(2006) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2012 Herself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Creator
2017 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2008 Script
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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