About Leopoldo Serran
Lived 1942 – 2008 (aged 66). Leopoldo Serran was a Brazilian film director, writer, screenwriter and film critic.
Leopoldo Augusto Bhering Serran (6 May 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.
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Who was Leopoldo Serran?
Brazilian film director
When was Leopoldo Serran born?
Leopoldo Serran was born on 6 May 1942 in Rio de Janeiro.
When did Leopoldo Serran die?
Leopoldo Serran died on 20 August 2008 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Leopoldo Serran was a film director, writer, screenwriter and film critic.
What nationality was Leopoldo Serran?
Leopoldo Serran was Brazilian.
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