Werner Eduardo Schünemann (born February 21, 1959) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Biography
Schünemann was born in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...
, the grandson of Germans. He was raised near
Novo Hamburgo
Novo Hamburgo (Portuguese for ''New Hamburg''; german: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 247, ...
and began acting at age 15. Werner was founder of the Casa de Cinema in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...
.
He also worked as director of publicity and political campaigns for television.
Selected filmography
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1959 births
Living people
Male actors from Porto Alegre
Brazilian people of German descent
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian film directors
People from Novo Hamburgo
20th-century Brazilian male actors
21st-century Brazilian male actors
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