
Person
Elena Soarez
Writing · Born 1965-01-01 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
Known for

City of Men
Writer

The Mechanism
Screenplay

Camila Jam
Writer

Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted
Writer

Treze Dias Longe do Sol
Series Writer

Rio, I Love You
Writer

100 Days
Writer

Marta
Writer

The Screenwriter
Herself

Father’s Chair
Writer
Filmography
- 2027MartaWriter
- 2026100 DaysWriter
- 2025Ângela Diniz: Murdered and ConvictedWriter
- 2018The MechanismScreenplay
- 2017Treze Dias Longe do SolSeries Writer
- 2014Rio, I Love YouWriter
- 2012XinguScreenplay
- 2012Father’s ChairWriter
- 2012The ScreenwriterHerself
- 2008Slightly Out of TuneScript
- 2007Camila JamWriter
- 2007City of MenScreenplay
- 2006AntoniaScreenplay
- 2005The House of SandScreenstory
- 2004RedeemerScreenplay
- 2003Diary of a Provincial GirlWriter
- 2002City of MenWriter
- 2000Me, You, ThemWriter
- 1999TwinsAssociate Producer
- —O GrampoWriter
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