Personal Info
Birth date
1960-10-14 (64 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as
-Carla Camurati
Biography
Carla de Andrade Camurati (Rio de Janeiro, October 14, 1960) is a Brazilian filmmaker, screenwriter, cultural producer and former actress. After being featured in telenovelas such as Livre para Voar (1984) and Fera Radical (1988), she left her acting career in 1994 to dedicate herself to filmmaking, founding Copacabana Filmes and directing several films since then. She also became an influential cultural producer, having chaired the International Children's Film Festival and the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro between 2007 and 2014.
Filmography
Celebridade
8.2
Overview:
A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and mysterious woman starts work as her secretary. The scheming girl is totally obsessed by the famous businesswoman and she tries to steal everything from her, including her career.O Tempo e o Vento
7.6
Overview:
It tells the story of the Camabará family for many generations, which were fundamental to the social and political formation of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The stories are remembered by Dona Bibiana, who remembers the life of her grandmother Ana, her husband, the Captain Rodrigo, his son Bolivar and his daughter-in-law Luzia.Wildcat
6.4
Overview:
Cláudia returns to her rural hometown in order to take revenge for the murder of her family a long time ago. She believes that the Flores family committed the crime and tries to destroy them....Brasileiras e Brasileiros
NYR
Overview:
Brasileiros e Brasileiras is a Brazilian telenovela shown in some schedules SBT between November 5, 1990 and May 14, 1991. Writing for the show was done by Carlos Alberto Sofredini and Walter Avancini, who also directed it. The show was a co-production of the Miksom.New Wave
5.7
Overview:
This erotic and anarchist dramatic comedy brings together stories about the female players of a newly formed football team, who are forced to deal with the prejudices of a conservative society that reviles them, as well as grapple with their own personal problems.Getulio
6.706
Overview:
The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination of journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda in August 5, 1954, at rua Toneleros, Rio de Janeiro, in which Major Vaz was assassinated instead. Investigations pointed to Gregório Fortunato, chief of Vargas' personal guard, as the orderer of the frustrated assassination. This incident was one of the most importants in the history of Brazil.Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
NYR
Overview:
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil
6.474
Overview:
The Spanish Infanta Carlota Joaquina is promised to D. João VI at the age of 10. Forced to leave for Portugal, Carlota suffers a great disappointment when she meets her promised prince. With the death of D. José, Carlota Joaquina and D. João VI inherit the Portuguese crown. However, frightened by the French Revolution and the approach of Napoleon's army, they decide to flee to their colony: Brazil.Amor?
8
Overview:
The dramatic documentary recounts eight stories of love affairs in which those involved experienced some kind of physical or psychological violence. The real cases are interpreted by professional actors. The question raised by the film is whether love can be freed from violence, prompting the viewer to reflect.The Egg
NYR
Overview:
Writer and poet Clarice Lispector investigates and develops the old question of what came first, the egg or the chicken.Eternamente Pagu
6.2
Overview:
Eternamente Pagu is a biographical film about Patrícia Galvão, best known as Pagu, a Brazilian political, literary and artistic activist. An important figure of the Brazilian Modernism, Pagu was also a militant for the Brazilian Communist Party after she married writer Oswald de Andrade. She broke up with Andrade and, as a journalist was arrested by the Dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas. After she left prison, she abandoned Communism in favor of Trotskyist Socialism, married Geraldo Ferraz, and started a career as theatre director.Irma Vap: O Retorno
5.8
Overview:
After many flops, theatrical producer decides to stage a former hit, "O Mistério de Irma Vap". But he is going to face many problems to find the right actors and get the necessary permissions.O Cinema das Mulheres
NYR
Overview:
Passionate about the magic of cinema and historically imposed on a place of invisibility, prejudices and stereotypes, how can women challenge, break with oppression, look after precious archives, play remarkable characters, produce and direct successful films? The documentary illuminates the trajectories of dreams, challenges and victories of talented Brazilian women in our audiovisual sector.The Body
7
Overview:
Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
NYR
Overview:
A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to his suicide at the age of 28.The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
6.2
Overview:
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente
8
Overview:
The movie is a collage and comentary of varied third party footage on news relating to each and every one of the eight Presidents of Brazil who took office since the end of the military government, from José Sarney to Jair Bolsonaro.Lamarca
5.9
Overview:
The real story of Carlos Lamarca, a captain who, during the military dictatorship in Brazil, deserted Brazilian Army and got involved in left-wing guerilla groups, becoming one of their most prominent leaders.Naked Star
5.1
Overview:
An aspiring actress is hired to dub a recently deceased movie star in an upcoming erotic thriller. As the recording sessions go on, the voice actress finds herself slowly being influenced by the dead star’s presence.O Olho Mágico do Amor
5
Overview:
An innocent working girl finds a hole in her wall through which she can see the action in her neighboring apartment, where a prostitute meets her bizarre clients.Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
NYR
Overview:
Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material; more than two hundred scanned photos and more than one hundred films watched. In total, more than a thousand hours of work were needed to prepare Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century. The work is a fascinating journey through all the cinematic cycles that Brazil lived, from the pioneering Belle Époque, through the great studios like Atlântica and Cinédia, Cinema Novo, the urban comedies of the 70's, until the resumption in the late 90's. The documentary is unique, it gives the floor to who really wrote and lived this story intensely.Acting
2020O Cinema das Mulheres as Self
2017Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century as Self
2009Fumando Espero as Unknown
2003Celebridade (1 Episode) as Self
2003The Egg as Unknown
1997Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional as Self
1996Antonio Carlos Gomes as Atriz italiana
1994Lamarca as Clara
1992Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália as Self
1991The Body as Monique
1990Brasileiras e Brasileiros (1 Episode) as Catarina
1989Delegacia de Mulheres (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988Wildcat (203 Episodes) as Marília Orsini
1987Eternamente Pagu as Pagu
1987The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man as Fatal Woman, beggar
1986Hidden City as Shirley Sombra
1985The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out as Soninha
1985O Tempo e o Vento (26 Episodes) as Luzia Silva (Teiniaguá)
1984Livre Para Voar (179 Episodes) as Bebel / Cristina
1984New Wave as Rita
1984Naked Star as Glorinha
1984A Mulher do Atirador de Facas as Violeta
1983Champagne (167 Episodes) as Bárbara
1982Sol de Verão (137 Episodes) as Olívia Mendes
1981O Olho Mágico do Amor as Vera Maria Gatta
1981Brilhante (1 Episode) as Sônia Newmann
1981Amizade Colorida (1 Episode) as Bebel
Production
20218 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente ... Producer
2014Getulio ... Executive Producer
2011Amor? ... Production Coordinator
2006Irma Vap: O Retorno ... Producer
2004Espelho d'Água - Uma Viagem no Rio São Francisco ... Producer
2001Copacabana ... Producer
1999La Serva Padrona ... Executive Producer, Producer
1995Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil ... Executive Producer
Directing
20218 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente ... Director
2006Irma Vap: O Retorno ... Director
2001Copacabana ... Director
1999La Serva Padrona ... Director
1995Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil ... Director
1987The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man ... Director
Writing
20218 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente ... Screenplay
2006Irma Vap: O Retorno ... Writer
2001Copacabana ... Writer
1999La Serva Padrona ... Writer
1995Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil ... Writer
1987The Femme Fatale Meets the Ideal Man ... Screenplay
Art
1999La Serva Padrona ... Art Direction