Elena Soarez

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1965-01-01 (59 years old)

Place of Birth Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Also Known As Elena Soares, Elena Soárez

Elena Soarez

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

Writer

2025
Praia dos Ossos

as Writer

2014
Rio, I Love You

as Writer

2012
Xingu

as Writer

2012
2008
Camila Jam

as Writer

2007
City of Men

as Screenplay

2006
Antonia

as Screenplay

2005
The House of Sand

as Screenstory

2004
Redeemer

as Screenplay

2002
City of Men

as Writer

2000
Me, You, Them

as Writer

1999
Twins

as Writer

Crew

2017
Treze Dias Longe do Sol

as Series Writer

2008

Creator

2018
The Mechanism

as Creator

Producer

1999
Twins

as Associate Producer

Actor

2012
The Screenwriter

as Herself