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.
