Miguel Arraes de Alencar Filho, known as Guel Arraes (born 12 December 1953) is a Brazilian filmmaker and TV director.
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.
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Biography
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.
Personal life
In 1993, he and his wife, actress and film director Virginia Cavendish, had their child Luisa Arraes. 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. He has been married to Carolina Jabor, the daughter of Arnaldo Jabor, since 2003.
Filmography
As director
1986 - 1988 Armação Ilimitada
1988 - TV Pirata
1991 - Doris para Maiores
1997 - A Comédia da Vida Privada
2000 - A Dog's Will
2001 - Caramuru - A Invenção do Brasil
2003 - Lisbela e o Prisioneiro
2008 - Romance
2010 - O Bem Amado
2010 - Papai Noel Existe - Writer
2011 - Esquenta!
2024 - Grande Sertão
2024 - O Auto da Compadecida 2
As producer
2000 - A Dog's Will
2001 - Caramuru - A Invenção do Brasil
2003 - Lisbela e o Prisioneiro
2003 - So Normal
2004 - Meu Tio Matou um Cara
2005 - O Coronel e o Lobisomem
Awards
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.
