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Elena Soarez
AKA: Elena Soares · Elena Soárez
Writing
Born: 1965
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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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.
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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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted | 2025 | Writer |
| The Mechanism | 2018 | Screenplay |
| Treze Dias Longe do Sol | 2017 | Series Writer |
| City of Men | 2002 | Writer |