Lauro Escorel Filho (born January 5, 1950), most known as Lauro Escorel, is an American-born Brazilian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

and

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

. He was born during his father, a Ministry of External Relations, stay in

Washington, DC Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

. He first worked as an assistant to Dib Lutfi and

Affonso Beato Affonso Henrique Beato (born July 13, 1941) is a Brazilian cinematographer. Career He started his cinematic career during the 1960s, gaining international recognition with his work on Glauber Rocha's '' Antonio das Mortes'' (1969). He has serv ...

, and made his debut in 1971 on

Leon Hirszman Leon Hirszman (22 November 1937 – 15 September 1987) was a Brazilian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter, and one of the main figures of Cinema Novo. A member of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), his work was marked by the influence of ...

's '' São Bernardo'', which won

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Brazil. It is the biggest ...

Best Cinematography Award. He directed the short film ''Libertários'', winner of Margarida de Prata Award from the

National Conference of Bishops of Brazil The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil ( Portuguese: ''Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil'', CNBB) is a group of the Catholic Bishops of Brazil formed under the Code of Canon Law. All diocesan bishops in Brazil belong to CNBB along ...

, in 1976. In 1978, he would win again the Gramado Film Festival Best Cinematography Award for his work on

Héctor Babenco Héctor Eduardo Babenco (February 7, 1946July 13, 2016) was an Argentine-Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who worked in several countries including Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. He was one of the first Braz ...

's ''

Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A tall and physically strong defender who excelled in the air, he is regarded as one of the best ...

''. 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.

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 ''Eles Não Usam Black-tie'' (internationally released as ''They Don't Wear Black Tie'') is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Leon Hirszman, based on Gianfrancesco Guarnieri's play of the same name. In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics As ...

'' (1981) *''

Quilombo A ''quilombo'' (); from the Kimbundu word , ) is a Brazilian hinterland town, settlement founded by people of Afro-Brazilians, African origin, and others sometimes called Carabali. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were ...

'' (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 A maid, housemaid, or maidservant is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era, domestic service was the second-largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work. In developed Western nations, full-time maids a ...

'' (2001) *'' A Samba for Sherlock'' (2001) *''

The Greatest Love of All "The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser, who composed the music, and Linda Creed, who wrote the lyrics. It was originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson, who made the song a substantial hit, peaking at number two on t ...

'' (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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* * 1950 births Brazilian cinematographers Brazilian film directors Living people Film directors from Washington, D.C. {{Brazil-film-director-stub