Elena Soarez
An image from Rio, I Love You, one of the productions that also features Elena Soarez.
Elena Soarez

Elena Soarez

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 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.

City of Men

City of Men

2007

The Mechanism

The Mechanism

2018

Father’s Chair

Father’s Chair

2012

Xingu

Xingu

2012

The House of Sand

The House of Sand

2005

Me, You, Them

Me, You, Them

2000

City of Men

City of Men

2002

Rio, I Love You

Rio, I Love You

2014