Wagner de Assis
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Biography
Wagner de Assis is a Brazilian director, producer, screenwriter and writer.
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Born in Rio de Janeiro, March 18, 1971, he graduated from the cinema course at the Federal University Fluminense (UFF).
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He began his career as a journalist at TV Globo in 1992. In 1997, he founded the production company Cinética Filmes e Produções Ltda, and his most notable work in filmmaking involves works with a spiritualist theme, such as Astral City (2010) and Kardec (2019).
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As a writer, he has published some books from the “Aplauso Collection”: “Reginaldo Faria – O Solo de Um Inquieto”; “Ilka Soares – The Beauty of the Screen; “Agildo Ribeiro – The Captain of Laughter”; “Stênio Garcia – Força da Natureza” and “Marcos Flaksman – Universos Paralelos”, all published by the official press.
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He also contributed to the soap operas “Além do Tempo” (2015) and “Espelho da Vida” (2018/19), both on TV Globo, and author of the television series “Rondon – O Grande Chef” (2015), also on TV Globo.
Filmography
Director
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Astral City 2: The Messengers (2023)
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Nobody Belongs to Anyone (2023)
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Kardec (2019)
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Haunted Love (2019)
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The Indigo Girl (2017)
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What generation is this? (2014). Documentary.
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Astral City (2010)
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Carmem Miranda (2005). Documentary presented at the Carmen Miranda para sempre exhibition.
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The Fortune Teller (2004)
Producer
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Looking for Cinderella (2019), by Vivian Perl.
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Haunted Love (2019)
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The Indigo Girl (2017)
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The Transgressors (2017), by Luis Erlanger
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What generation is this? (2014). Documentary.
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Astral City (2010)
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The Fortune Teller (2004)
Scriptwriter
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Kardec (2019).
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Haunted Love (2019)
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The Indigo Girl (2017)
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What generation is this? (2014). Documentary.
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Astral City (2010)
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The Fortune Teller (2004)
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Xuxa and the Duendes 2 (2002), by Paulo Sérgio Almeida and Rogério Gomes
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Xuxa and the duendes (2001), by Paulo Sérgio Almeida and Rogério Gomes
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Xuxa Popstar (2000), by Tizuka Yamasaki
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Xuxa requebra (1999), by Tizuka Yamasaki
