Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    EmmysSuperheroes GuideSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideBest Of 2025 So FarDisability Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Guel Arraes

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Guel Arraes was born on 12 December 1953 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. He is a director and writer, known for A Dog's Will (2000), Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003) and Grande Sertão (2023). He has been married to Carolina Jabor since 2003. He was previously married to Virginia Cavendish and Andrea Beltrão.
BornDecember 12, 1953
BornDecember 12, 1953
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • More at IMDbPro
      • Contact info
      • Agent info
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 19 nominations total

    Photos2

    View Poster
    View Poster

    Known for

    A Dog's Will (2000)
    A Dog's Will
    8.6
    • Director
    • 2000
    Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
    Lisbela and the Prisoner
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2003
    Grande Sertão (2023)
    Grande Sertão
    5.5
    • Director
    • 2023
    A Comédia da Vida Privada (1995)
    A Comédia da Vida Privada
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Director

    • A Fábrica de Sonhos (2025)
      A Fábrica de Sonhos
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Taís Araújo, Virginia Cavendish, Enrique Diaz, Humberto Martins, Selton Mello, Matheus Nachtergaele, Luis Miranda, Fabiula Nascimento, and Eduardo Sterblitch in A Dog's Will 2 (2024)
      A Dog's Will 2
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Grande Sertão (2023)
      Grande Sertão
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Big Family (2001)
      Big Family
      7.8
      TV Series
      • core director
      • 2013–2014
    • Esquenta! (2011)
      Esquenta!
      2.4
      TV Series
      • core director
      • nucleus director
      • 2011–2014
    • Sweet Mother (2014)
      Sweet Mother
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • core director
      • 2014
    • Crazy About Them (2012)
      Crazy About Them
      5.2
      TV Series
      • nucleus director
      • 2013
    • Batendo Ponto (2011)
      Batendo Ponto
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Dreamers: It's Never Too Late to Dream (2010)
      Dreamers: It's Never Too Late to Dream
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • nucleus director (2010)
      • 2010
    • Marco Nanini in The Well Beloved One (2010)
      The Well Beloved One
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Decamerão, a Comédia do Sexo (2009)
      Decamerão, a Comédia do Sexo
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Bernardo Marinho, Pedro Neschling, and Maria Flor in Aline (2008)
      Aline
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Wagner Moura and Letícia Sabatella in Romance (2008)
      Romance
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Central da Periferia (2006)
      Central da Periferia
      6.0
      TV Series
      • core director
      • 2006
    • Retrato Falado (2000)
      Retrato Falado
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2004

    Writer

    • A Fábrica de Sonhos (2025)
      A Fábrica de Sonhos
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Taís Araújo, Virginia Cavendish, Enrique Diaz, Humberto Martins, Selton Mello, Matheus Nachtergaele, Luis Miranda, Fabiula Nascimento, and Eduardo Sterblitch in A Dog's Will 2 (2024)
      A Dog's Will 2
      6.2
      • screenplay by
      • 2024
    • Rua Alice
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Grande Sertão (2023)
      Grande Sertão
      5.5
      • screenplay by
      • 2023
    • Vai Dar Nada (2022)
      Vai Dar Nada
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Paulo Betti and Débora Bloch in O Debate (2022)
      O Debate
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Nothing Remains the Same (2016)
      Nothing Remains the Same
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Dear Death (2015)
      Dear Death
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2015
    • Big Family (2001)
      Big Family
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2011–2013
    • Poliana Abritta and Maju Coutinho in Fantastic (1973)
      Fantastic
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • The Invisible Woman (2011)
      The Invisible Woman
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Regina Casé and Rodrigo Santoro in Papai Noel Existe (2010)
      Papai Noel Existe
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Dreamers: It's Never Too Late to Dream (2010)
      Dreamers: It's Never Too Late to Dream
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer (2010)
      • 2010
    • Marco Nanini in The Well Beloved One (2010)
      The Well Beloved One
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Oh My God! Again? (2008)
      Oh My God! Again?
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008–2009

    Producer

    • The Polish Women (2023)
      The Polish Women
      6.5
      • associate producer
      • 2023
    • Drica Moraes in Pérola (2022)
      Pérola
      7.2
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • Nathalia Dill and Marcos Veras in Um Casal Inseparável (2021)
      Um Casal Inseparável
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 2021
    • Carcereiros: O Filme (2019)
      Carcereiros: O Filme
      6.0
      • associate producer
      • 2019
    • Express Kidnapping (2018)
      Express Kidnapping
      5.0
      • associate producer
      • 2018
    • Rend Your Heart (2018)
      Rend Your Heart
      7.0
      • associate producer
      • 2018
    • Under Pressure (2016)
      Under Pressure
      7.4
      • associate producer
      • 2016
    • Naura Schneider and Domingos Montagner in Vidas Partidas (2016)
      Vidas Partidas
      6.7
      • associate producer
      • 2016
    • The Moving Forest (2015)
      The Moving Forest
      6.0
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Vladimir Brichta, Francisco Cuoco, Adriana Esteves, and Vitória Strada in Real Beleza (2015)
      Real Beleza
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Regina Casé and Camila Márdila in The Second Mother (2015)
      The Second Mother
      7.8
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Babu Santana in Tim Maia: Vale o que Vier (2015)
      Tim Maia: Vale o que Vier
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • associate producer
      • 2015
    • Good Luck (2014)
      Good Luck
      6.7
      • associate producer
      • 2014
    • Mônica Martelli, Humberto Martins, Eduardo Moscovis, Marcos Palmeira, and Paulo Gustavo in Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going! (2014)
      Men Are from Mars... And That's Where I'm Going!
      6.1
      • associate producer
      • 2014
    • Big Family (2001)
      Big Family
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008–2014

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Born
      • December 12, 1953
      • Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
    • Spouses
        Carolina Jabor2003 - present
    • Children
      • Luisa Arraes
    • Parents
      • Miguel Arraes

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Son of Miguel Arraes.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.