Lauro Escorel
He was born during his father, a Ministry of External Relations, stay in Washington, DC. He first worked as an assistant to Dib Lutfi and Affonso Beato, and made his debut in 1971 on Leon Hirszman's São Bernardo, which won Gramado Film Festival Best Cinematography Award. He directed the short film Libertários, winner of Margarida de Prata Award from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, in 1976. In 1978, he would win again the Gramado Film Festival Best Cinematography Award for his work on Héctor Babenco's Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia.
Also recorded as Lauro Escorel Filho
Lauro Escorel
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- Name
- Lauro Escorel
- Birth Name
- Lauro Escorel Filho
- Born
- January 5, 1950
- Birthplace
- Washington, DC, United States
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Nationality
- Brazil.
- Fields
- film, video camera and camera.
- Languages
- Portuguese.
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Lauro Escorel figure dans les notices d'autorité comme directeur de la photographie ; sa naissance est enregistrée en 1950 à Washington.
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His first feature film, Sonho sem Fim, won the Jury Special Award at the 1986 Gramado Film Festival. Ironweed (1987), another Babenco's film, would make him more known internationally.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Lauro Escorel • Birth Name — Lauro Escorel Filho • Born — January 5, 1950 • Birthplace — Washington, DC, United States • Occupation — Cinematographer • Years Active — 1971–present • Relatives — Eduardo Escorel (brother)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• All Nudity Shall Be Punished (1973) • Lucio Flavio (1977) • Colonel Delmiro Gouveia (1978) • Bye Bye Brasil (1979) • They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981) • Quilombo (1984) • Love Me Forever or Never (1986) • Ironweed (1987) • At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) • Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) • Foolish Heart (1998) • A Hidden Life (2001) • Maids (2001) • A Samba for Sherlock (2001) • The Greatest Love of All (2006) • Baptism of Blood (2006) • Casa da Mãe Joana (2008) • O Contador de Histórias (2009) • Casa da Mãe Joana 2 (2013)
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Lauro Escorel is recorded with the occupation cinematographer. Recorded as photographer, cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. Where Lauro Escorel came from, and how Lauro Escorel was formed. Born in Washington, D.C. Lauro Escorel was born on 5 January 1950. Identity and origins. His recorded language was Portuguese. He married Marina de Mello e Souza.
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1950
Lauro Escorel was born on 5 January 1950.
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