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Guel Arraes

Miguel Arraes de Alencar Filho, known as Guel Arraes (born 12 December 1953) is a Brazilian filmmaker and TV director.

Guel Arraes
Born
Miguel Arraes de Alencar Filho

(1953-12-12) 12 December 1953 (age 70)
Recife, Brazil
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, TV director
Years active1981–present
Partners
ChildrenLuisa Arraes
Relatives

Until 2018, he was the director of weekly dramas at Rede Globo, being mainly responsible for the series and miniseries made by the network. Since then, he still continues to contribute, write and direct projects.[1]

Biography

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Arraes is the son of former governor of the state of Pernambuco Miguel Arraes and brother to Ana Arraes. He had lived for a time with his family in exile in Algeria during the military dictatorship. In 1972, he matriculated at the University of Paris, majoring in anthropology and becoming a member of the Ethnographic Film Committee, led by Jean Rouch. There, he worked as a projectionist, archivist, and editor. Arraes became part of Rede Globo in 1981 as co-director of the novela Jogo da Vida, created by Silvio de Abreu. He would later direct the novelas Guerra dos Sexos (1983) and Vereda Tropical (1984). The following year, he directed the hit series Armação Ilimitada.[2]

Personal life

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In 1993, he and his wife, actress and film director Virginia Cavendish, had their child Luisa Arraes.[3] In 2001, Arraes and Cavendish separated after having been married for 10 years. Despite separating, she invited him to direct in the film Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, where she would produce and also act in.[4] He has been married to Carolina Jabor, the daughter of Arnaldo Jabor, since 2003.[5]

Filmography

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As director

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As producer

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Awards

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  • Best Director and Best Screenwriter Awards, as part of the Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for A Dog's Will (2000);
  • Public Award, at the Miami Brazilian Cinema Festival, for A Dog's Will (2000)
  • EPFTV Prize: best directing for A Dog's Will, in 1999; best comedy for Os Normais in 2001 and again in 2002; best comedy for A Grande Família in 2003; Was also nominated for the award for best adapt script for Ó Paí Ó in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "Perfil completo – Guel Arraes – Memória" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Entrevista exclusiva: Guel Arraes fala de Caramuru". Cineclick - tudo sobre cinema (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ Milly Lacombe. Entrevista com Guel Arraes. Revista TPM, Vol. 2, nº 24. pp. 96 páginas.
  4. ^ "Celebre! Virgínia Cavendish". Contigo!. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Genro de Arnaldo Jabor, Guel Arraes beija jornalista no caixão". UoL NaTelinha. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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