Leopoldo Augusto Bhering Serran (May 6, 1942 – 20 August 2008) was a Brazilian screenwriter best known for the 1976 film Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, based on the novel by Jorge Amado.Serran frequently collaborated with directors Carlos Diegues and Bruno Barreto and was considered a major screenwriter of Brazil's Cinema Novo movement.Serran died in Rio de Janeiro of liver cancer.
Wrote screenplays ('Four Days In Sepetember' and O Quatrilho', the second one written by Serran with other scribes), turned into movies nominated for Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film.
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He is considered a pillar of Brazil's Cinema Novo movement.
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In addition to writing films, he wrote telenovelas and mini-series for Brazilian TV.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Onde Anda Você
2004
Carga Pesada
2003
TV Series writer
A Paixão de Jacobina
2002
Até que a Vida nos Separe
2000
O Dia da Caça
2000
Four Days in September
1997
O Quatrilho
1995
Engraçadinha... Seus Amores e Seus Pecados
1995
TV Mini-Series 12 episodes
Pandora
1995
Two Edged Knife
1989
writer
A Máfia no Brasil
1984
TV Mini-Series 10 episodes
Gabriela
1983
writer
Eu Te Amo
1981
story
Bye Bye Brasil
1980
Eu Matei Lúcio Flávio
1979
writer
O Bom Burguês
1979
story
Plantão de Polícia
1979
TV Series writer
República dos Assassinos
1979
writer
Na Boca do Mundo
1978
writer
Nos Embalos de Ipanema
1978
screenplay / story
O Bom Marido
1978
writer
Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania
1978
writer
Se Segura, Malandro!
1978
writer
Amor Bandido
1978
Tudo Bem
1978
Gente Fina É Outra Coisa
1977
Revólver de Brinquedo
1977
Marília e Marina
1976
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
1976
A Estrela Sobe
1974
Um Certo Capitão Rodrigo
1971
Máscara da Traição
1969
writer
Copacabana Me Engana
1968
story
Desesperato
1968
screenplay & dialogue
A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe