Werner Eduardo Schünemann (born February 21, 1959) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Biography
Schünemann was born in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...
, the grandson of Germans. He was raised near
Novo Hamburgo and began acting at age 15. Schünemann earned a history degree at the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Werner was founder of the Casa de Cinema in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...
.
He also worked as director of publicity and political campaigns for television.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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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
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni
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