Directing

Glauco Mirko Laurelli

Born June 3, 1930 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Died December 11, 2013 · aged 83

Glauco Mirko Laurelli (São Paulo, June 3, 1930 — São Paulo, December 11, 2013) was a Brazilian screenwriter, writer and film director. He directed major box office successes in Brazilian cinema, such as O Vendedor de Linguiças (1962), Casinha Pequenina (1963), O Lamparina (1964) and Meu Japão Brasileiro (1965) for PAM Filmes de Mazzaropi, in addition to the musical A Moreninha (1970).

Known For

As Libertinas

As Libertinas · 1968

In a holiday camp, couples live situations of sex and love, in three segments: Alice, Angélica and Ana.

Nordeste Sangrento

Nordeste Sangrento · 1963

Nordeste Sangrento

MovieWesternAction

Cowboy escaping from the drought in the Northeast Brazil meets some officers led by a cruel lieutenant, whose main objective was to catch organized outlaws and invade the small town of Juazeiro. They arrest and torture him, hoping he would tell them the whereabouts of Padre Cícero, a prominent religious leader of the place. But he manages to escape and arrives in Juazeiro. The police invade the city and arrest the believers who were celebrating a party for Padre Cícero.

Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw · 1957

MovieCrimeAdventure

A mine boss hires a policeman to chase some runaways who stole a precious diamond.

O Lamparina

O Lamparina · 1964

After being deceived by a small time crook with a promise of a job for his family, Bernardino Jabá (Amácio Mazzaropi), his wife Marcolina Jabá (Geny Prado), their two sons, their daughter and their Spanish friend are mistaken as being "cangaceiros" (bandits from the Northeastern of Brazil). They help the police to arrest the outlaws, but Bernardino Jabá misses and is considered dead. When he returns to the small village one year later, the locals believe that it is his soul indeed.

Absolutely Right

Absolutely Right · 1957

Absolutely Right

MovieComedyRomance

A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.

Brás

MovieDocumentary

A look at Brás, one of São Paulo's main Italian districts from its start until the 70s.

No Paraíso das Solteironas

No Paraíso das Solteironas · 1969

No Paraíso das Solteironas

Countryman J.K. gets annoyed and quits his job on a farm when his boss sends his pet cow to a slaughterhouse in town. In search of the animal, J.K. goes to the city and, there, is harassed by several single women.

Meu Japão Brasileiro

Meu Japão Brasileiro · 1964

Meu Japão Brasileiro

Fofuca is a farmer who faces the exploitation of an entrepreneur in a Japanese-Brazilian community. He joins the Japanese immigrants, who found a cooperative where they fight for their rights.

Filmography

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As Libertinas

As Libertinas · 1968

In a holiday camp, couples live situations of sex and love, in three segments: Alice, Angélica and Ana.

Editor

Nordeste Sangrento

Nordeste Sangrento · 1963

Nordeste Sangrento

MovieWesternAction

Cowboy escaping from the drought in the Northeast Brazil meets some officers led by a cruel lieutenant, whose main objective was to catch organized outlaws and invade the small town of Juazeiro. They arrest and torture him, hoping he would tell them the whereabouts of Padre Cícero, a prominent religious leader of the place. But he manages to escape and arrives in Juazeiro. The police invade the city and arrest the believers who were celebrating a party for Padre Cícero.

Editor

Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw · 1957

MovieCrimeAdventure

A mine boss hires a policeman to chase some runaways who stole a precious diamond.

Assistant Director

O Lamparina

O Lamparina · 1964

After being deceived by a small time crook with a promise of a job for his family, Bernardino Jabá (Amácio Mazzaropi), his wife Marcolina Jabá (Geny Prado), their two sons, their daughter and their Spanish friend are mistaken as being "cangaceiros" (bandits from the Northeastern of Brazil). They help the police to arrest the outlaws, but Bernardino Jabá misses and is considered dead. When he returns to the small village one year later, the locals believe that it is his soul indeed.

Director

Absolutely Right

Absolutely Right · 1957

Absolutely Right

MovieComedyRomance

A man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.

Assistant Director

Brás

MovieDocumentary

A look at Brás, one of São Paulo's main Italian districts from its start until the 70s.

Editor

No Paraíso das Solteironas

No Paraíso das Solteironas · 1969

No Paraíso das Solteironas

Countryman J.K. gets annoyed and quits his job on a farm when his boss sends his pet cow to a slaughterhouse in town. In search of the animal, J.K. goes to the city and, there, is harassed by several single women.

Editor

Meu Japão Brasileiro

Meu Japão Brasileiro · 1964

Meu Japão Brasileiro

Fofuca is a farmer who faces the exploitation of an entrepreneur in a Japanese-Brazilian community. He joins the Japanese immigrants, who found a cooperative where they fight for their rights.

Director

Casinha Pequenina

Casinha Pequenina · 1963

Casinha Pequenina

In colonial Brazil, rich farmer and owner of slaves is blackmailed by a lady; to get rid of the problem, he involves innocent countrymen in a diabolical plan.

Director

Uma Pistola para Djeca

Uma Pistola para Djeca · 1969

Uma Pistola para Djeca

MovieComedyWestern

Gumercindo is a simple man who sees the daughter become pregnant of the son of its boss. Determined to demand that his grandson have a father, he joins neighbors to seek justice in his own way.

Editor

São Paulo, Incorporated

São Paulo, Incorporated · 1965

São Paulo, Incorporated

Carlos is a young man from the São Paulo middle class who works for a big company during a time when foreign automobile industries were settling in Brazil. Shortly after, he accepts a job at a factory that makes automobile parts, where he becomes manager. To a certain extent, he is a family man who works hard, earns well and lives unsatisfied. Without any prospects in his life to change the condition he rejects, his last resort is escaping.

Editor

O Vendedor de Linguiça

O Vendedor de Linguiça · 1962

O Vendedor de Linguiça

Story of a sausage salesman, a simple man struggling with family problems.

Director

Quatro Brasileiros em Paris

Quatro Brasileiros em Paris · 1965

Quatro Brasileiros em Paris

Editor

Trindad... É Meu Nome

Trindad... É Meu Nome · 1974

Trindad... É Meu Nome

Editor

A Outra Face do Homem

A Outra Face do Homem · 1954

A Outra Face do Homem

MovieCrimeDrama

Screenstory

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer · 1972

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer

A tireless and incorrigible seducer looks for - and seems to find - the woman of his life.

Editor

Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço

Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço · 1968

Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço

MovieDramaCrime

Romantic biography of Maria Bonita, daughter of a poor farmer who was kidnapped by Lampião and became his lover.

Editor

A Estrada

A Estrada · 1955

MovieDramaRomance

Two truck drivers work on Brazilian roads.

Assistant Director

Adventurer's Fate

Adventurer's Fate · 1958

Adventurer's Fate

MovieDramaWestern

After being shot fleeing from a gunfight, the bandit Jaime falls to a riverbank, where is rescued by two beautiful young women. He becomes involved romantically with Dorothy, daughter of a farmer, and for her sake, surrenders to the police. Upon leaving the prison, Jaime has to face Xavier, a bloodthirsty villain who plans on taking revenge on Dorothy's father.

Writer

Bexiga, Ano Zero

Bexiga, Ano Zero · 1971

Bexiga, Ano Zero

MovieDocumentary

A brief look at the traditional Bexiga, am important neighborhood in the early 20th century with the massive arrival of Italian immigrants who felt at home while developing their businesses and generating a great economy to São Paulo. But in the second half of the century the families of means left the place; others were evicted due to a government crisis...and then with plenty of empty houses and spaces Bexiga became a spot for home invasions from poor families who were living under the streets.

Editor

Doramundo

Doramundo · 1978

A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle involved.

Editor

Transplante de Mãe

Transplante de Mãe · 1970

Transplante de Mãe

Editor

Panca de Valente

Panca de Valente · 1968

Panca de Valente

MovieComedyWestern

Western spoof. Depicts the conflict between the leader of a gang of country bandits and his former protégé, now a police officer.

Producer

Case of the Naves Brothers

Case of the Naves Brothers · 1967

Case of the Naves Brothers

MovieDramaHistory

After their relative and associate runs way, the Naves brothers inform the police of the incident, who end up arresting them under the accusation of murdering the missing person. The brothers are tortured in order to confess a crime they did not commit while their wives are raped.

Producer