Cast & creator
Guel Arraes
Best known for A Grande Família, A Grande Família, Jogo da Vida
Miguel Arraes de Alencar Filho, known as Guel Arraes (Recife, December 12, 1953), is a Brazilian filmmaker and television director.
67
film credits
53
television credits
5
1981–2026 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (120)
Showing 120 of 120 credits
A Grande Família
Producer
2001A Grande Família
Writer
2001
Jogo da Vida
morto recém-chegado ao céu
1981Jogo da Vida
Director
1981
Brava Gente
Producer
2000Brava Gente
Director
2000Brava Gente
Writer
2000Brava Gente
Creator
2000
Guerra dos Sexos
Director
1983
Sétimo Sentido
Co-Director
1982
Vereda Tropical
Director
1984
The Summer Sun
Director
1982
Armação Ilimitada
Director
1985
A Dog's Will
Writer
2000A Dog's Will
Director
2000A Dog's Will
Producer
2000
TV Pirata
Creator
1988TV Pirata
Director
1988TV Pirata
Creator
1988
City of Men
Writer
2002
A Comédia da Vida Privada
Producer
1994A Comédia da Vida Privada
Director
1994A Comédia da Vida Privada
Writer
1994
Louco Por Elas
Production Director
2012
Nothing Remains the Same
Writer
2016Nothing Remains the Same
Creator
2016
O Auto da Compadecida
Writer
1999O Auto da Compadecida
Director
1999O Auto da Compadecida
Creator
1999
Amorteamo
Creator
2015
The Second Mother
Associate Producer
2015
The Rogue's Trial (TV Series)
Screenplay
2026The Rogue's Trial (TV Series)
Director
2026The Rogue's Trial (TV Series)
Producer
2026The Rogue's Trial (TV Series)
Creator
2026
Cena Aberta
Director
2003Cena Aberta
Screenplay
2003Cena Aberta
Creator
2003
Os Normais
Producer
2001
City of Men
Producer
2007
The Invisible Woman
Writer
2011The Invisible Woman
Creator
2011
Pastores da Noite
Writer
2002
Ó Paí, Ó: A Série
Writer
2008
Encontro com Patrícia Poeta
Creator
2022
Sweet Mother
Director
2014
Good Luck
Associate Producer
2014
Os Aspones
Producer
2004
Suburbano Coração
Director
1994Suburbano Coração
Writer
1994
Brasil Legal
Director of Communications
1994Brasil Legal
Creator
1994
Great Sertão
Writer
2024Great Sertão
Director
2024
Clandestinos: O Sonho Começou
Director
2010
Luna Caliente
Producer
1999
True Beauty
Associate Producer
2015
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Associate Producer
2007
A Invenção do Brasil
Director
2000
The Rogue's Trial
Director
2024The Rogue's Trial
Screenplay
2024The Rogue's Trial
Producer
2024
The Well Beloved One
Director
2011The Well Beloved One
Creator
2011
The Big Family: The Movie
Writer
2007
Encontro com Fátima Bernardes
Creator
2012
Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
Associate Producer
2014
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme
Director
2015
My Name Ain't Johnny
Associate Producer
2008
FÔLEGO - Até Depois do Fim
2025
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
Self
2018
Grande Sertão
Writer
2025Grande Sertão
Director
2025Grande Sertão
Creator
2025
Gonzaga: From Father to Son
Associate Producer
2012
As Polacas
Associate Producer
2024
Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented
Director
2001Caramuru: Brazil Reinvented
Writer
2001
My Uncle Killed a Guy
Screenplay
2004My Uncle Killed a Guy
Producer
2004
The Man Who Challenged the Devil
Associate Producer
2007
A Fábrica de Sonhos
Director
2025A Fábrica de Sonhos
Writer
2025
O Debate
Writer
2022
The Moving Forest
Associate Producer
2015
Express Kidnapping
Associate Producer
2018
Romance
Director
2008Romance
Writer
2008
O Auto da Boa Mentira
Associate Producer
2021
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
Associate Producer
2009
Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Ó Paí, Ó - O Filme
Writer
2015
Casseta & Planeta: Seus Problemas Acabaram!!!
Producer
2006
The Kiss
Second Assistant Camera
1981
Vai Que Dá Certo 2
Associate Producer
2016
Making of O Auto da Compadecida
2000
O Coronel e o Lobisomem
Writer
2005O Coronel e o Lobisomem
Producer
2005
Kings & Rats
Associate Producer
2012
The Well Beloved One
Director
2010The Well Beloved One
Screenplay
2010
Dear Death: The Movie
Story
2017
Os Normais: O Filme
Associate Producer
2003
The King of the Candle
Editor
1982
The Machine
Associate Producer
2006
Vai Dar Nada
Writer
2022
Under Pressure
Associate Producer
2016
Vidas Partidas
Associate Producer
2016
Homens de Bem
Director
2011
Made in China
Associate Producer
2014
Fuse
Associate Producer
2026
Rend Your Heart
Associate Producer
2018
Carcereiros: O Filme
Associate Producer
2019
O Alienista
Writer
1993O Alienista
Director
1993
Tungstênio
Associate Producer
2018
Talking Cinema
Party Guest
1986
Antônia
Associate Producer
2007
Lisbela and the Prisoner
Writer
2003Lisbela and the Prisoner
Screenplay
2003Lisbela and the Prisoner
Director
2003