Marçal Aquino (born 1958) is a Brazilian novelist, screenwriter and journalist.
Biography
He spent his childhood in
Amparo, a city the countryside of São Paulo, graduating in journalism from the
Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas
The Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (, PUC-Campinas; ) is a private and non-profit Catholic university, located in Campinas, the second largest city in the State of São Paulo. The university is maintained by the Catholic Archdiocese o ...
(PUC / Campinas) in 1983. In 1984, he published his first book of poems, ''A depilação da noiva no dia do casamento''. After moving to the city of São Paulo, he began working as a journalist for media like ''
Gazeta Esportiva'' and ''
O Estado de S. Paulo
''O Estado de S. Paulo'' (; ), also known as ''Estadão'' (; ), is a daily newspaper published in State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. It is the third largest newspaper in Brazil, and its format changed from broadsheet to Berliner (format), ...
''. Since 1988, working as a police reporter at the ''
Jornal da Tarde'', a fact that would influence his later work.
He released his first book of short stories, ''As fomes de setembro'' (''The Famines of September'') in 1991 to get the fifth Biennial Nestlé Prize in Literature. In 1994, Aquino wrote the script for ''Os Matadores'' (''The Killers''), a film directed by
Beto Brant. In 2001, he was awarded the Jabuti Prize for the work ''O amor e outros objetos pontiagudos'' (''Love and Other Sharp Objects''). In 2002 he published the novel ''O Invasor'' (''The Invader''), and the screenplay for the eponymous film, also directed by Brant. In 2005, he published the novel ''Eu receberia as piores notícias dos seus lindos lábios'' (''I Would Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips''), again turned into
a film by the same director, in 2012.
Works
Prose
* ''O Invasor'' (2002, rereleased in 2011)
* ''Faroestes''
* ''O Amor e Outros Objetos Pontiagudos'' (Prêmio Jabuti 2000)
* ''As Fomes de Setembro'' (Prêmio V Bienal Nestlé de Literatura – Conto (1991)
* Miss Danúbio (Prêmio do Concurso de Contos do Paraná)
* ''Cabeça a Prêmio'' (2003)
* ''Famílias Terrivelmente Felizes'' (2003)
* ''Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios'' (2005)
* ''Baixo esplendor'' (2021)
Poetry
* Abismos – Modo de Usar
* ''Por Bares Nunca Antes Naufragados''
Youth literature
* ''O Mistério da Cidade-Fantasma''
* ''O Jogo do Camaleão''
* ''O Primeiro Amor e Outros Perigos''
* ''A Turma da Rua Quinze''
* ''Coleção Sete Faces''
TV screenwriting
* ''
O Caçador''
* ''
Força-Tarefa
''Força-Tarefa'' (in English, "Task-Force") is a Brazilian television series directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and Mário Márcio Bandarra and written by Fernando Bonassi and Marçal Aquino. The series aired two season since April 16, 2009 on R ...
''
Film screenwriting
* ''
Os Matadores''
* ''
Ação entre Amigos''
* ''
O Invasor''
*
''Nina''
* ''
Drained
''Drained'', ( Portuguese: ''O Cheiro do Ralo'') is a 2006 Brazilian dark comedy film based on a novel by Lourenço Mutarelli. It was directed by Heitor Dhalia, and stars Selton Mello. The film was produced by Geração Conteúdo, Primo Filmes ...
''
* ''
I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips''
References
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1958 births
Living people
Brazilian screenwriters
Brazilian male screenwriters
Brazilian journalists
Brazilian male journalists
People from Amparo, São Paulo