Luiz Duarte da Rocha

Luiz Duarte da Rocha (born 29 February 1956) Luiz Duarte, playwright and director, is one of the most expressive and award-winning Brazilian creators - Jabuti Literature Prize, Mambembe Prize, National Dramaturgy Prize About the Black Question - FUNDACEN.

His works range from comedy to drama, both for children and adults.

In addition to his dedication to theater, Luiz Duarte is a screenwriter and director of cinema and television, with dozens of documentaries produced - primarily scientific, having written the film's script in partnership with Ruy Guerra and Gabriel Garcia Marques "Luana" (which ended up not being produced, due to the monetary confiscation carried out in Brazil by former president Collor ).

He recorded two albums, but stopped recording in 1984 for 20 years before returning with a show titled “Caetaneando”.

As an author, in 1988 he won the Jabuti Award for his book Irmão Grimm, Irmão Grimm.

He has received more than 16 awards and 63 nominations, including, for three times, the Prêmio Mambembe de Teatro - the most important theater award in Brazil -, and Prêmio Jabuti, the most important book award in Brazil.

A Caixa de Cristal; A Feiticeira, o Ogro e o Soldado; A Floresta Mágica; A Fuga do Planeta Kiltran; As Incríveis Mulheres do Dr. Kynoba; Cinderela Chinesa; Irmão Grimm, Irmão Grimm.

In 2010 Luiz Duarte released the short film poet-2987347 "The boy and the poet" in which for the first time in the history of cinema, the voice of a deceased person was recreated - in this case the voice of the poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade.

His most recent film is the feature film "Looping", which has not yet been released.

For the most up-to-date information, follow this link to the "Portuguese Wikipedia" - already translated into English.

Duarte was born in Rio de Janeiro.