Elena Soarez
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
- Writing
- Born
- 1965-01-01 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Known for
- City of Men (2007) — Screenplay
- The Mechanism (2018) — Screenplay
- Father’s Chair (2012) — Writer
- The House of Sand (2005) — Screenstory
- Xingu (2012) — Screenplay
- Rio, I Love You (2014) — Writer
- Me, You, Them (2000) — Writer
- City of Men (2002) — Writer
- Redeemer (2004) — Screenplay
- Camila Jam (2007) — Writer
- Slightly Out of Tune (2008) — Script
- Twins (1999) — Associate Producer
- Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted (2025) — Writer
- Diary of a Provincial Girl (2003) — Writer
- Treze Dias Longe do Sol (2017) — Series Writer
- The Screenwriter (2012) — Herself