Director

Elena Soarez

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 52529

IMDb ID: nm0811709

Known for: Writing

Born: January 1, 1965

Age: 61

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

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1999 - 2027

Years active: 29

Average TMDB rating: 6.73

Also known as

Elena Soares • Elena Soárez

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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.