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

. 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 {{Brazil-actor-stub