Creator
Glória Perez
Born September 25, 1948 · Rio Claro, Acre, Brazil (age 77)
Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais Perez (born in Rio Claro, September 25, 1948) is a celebrated Brazilian screenwriter and television producer. She is best known for creating and writing some of Brazil’s most iconic telenovelas, including The Clone (2001), India: A Love Story (2009), Brave Woman (2012), and América (2005). Her work often explores complex social themes such as cultural identity…
Known For
Brasileiríssima · 2022Brasileiríssima
★ 8.02022
MovieDocumentary
Hilda Hurricane · 1998Hilda Hurricane
★ 8.11998
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
After breaking off her engagement on her wedding day and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.
The Clone · 2001The Clone
★ 8.12001
SeriesSoapDrama
Human cloning. The Islamic world. Two young people, two different cultures, two different beliefs. An impossible love story that not even time could erase. During a trip to Morocco, Lucas has a forbidden romance with Jade. He returns to Brazil after the death of his twin brother Diogo. A close family friend, scientist Albieri uses this situation to produce the first human clone using cells taken from Lucas. Twenty years later, Jade, Lucas and his clone form an odd love triangle.
América · 2005América
★ 6.62005
SeriesSoapDrama
Sol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an even poorer family who raised cattle in West São Paulo State. They eventually meet, due to unlikely circumstances, but part again, as she has set as her ultimate priority to reach the United States or bust. While she comes to the U.S. to live as an illegal immigrant, he remains in Brazil and, despite many trials and tribulations, he becomes a successful rodeo cowboy.
India: A Love Story · 2009India: A Love Story
★ 7.52009
SeriesSoapDrama
The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.
Edge of Desire · 2017Edge of Desire
★ 7.22017
SeriesSoapComedy
An ambitious woman who, for love, abandons Law School and ends up in the criminal world. A policewoman who dreams about becominga MMA championwhile fighting organized crime. A young dreamer torn between finding true love and her search for freedom. Written by International Emmy Award winner Gloria Perez, "Edge of Desire" presents three strong-willed women that have one thing in common: the tenacity to fight for what they want.
El Clon · 2010El Clon
★ 7.92010
SeriesDrama
Lucas falls for a young Arab girl named Jade. She is caught between modern values and her Islamic upbringing. They separate and two decades pass. Then a strange turn of luck brings the pair together. Then Jade meets a clone, who is just like Lucas, but twenty years younger. She must choose between the man she loved and the memory she cherishes.
Barriga de Aluguel · 1990Barriga de Aluguel
★ 7.71990
SeriesSoapDrama
Ana and Zeca have a happy marriage, but they can't have children. To fulfill their dream, the couple hires the young Clara as a surrogate mother, which leads them into a legal dispute.
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