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Janaina Diniz Guerra

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Born in 1971, Janaína Diniz Guerra started to be an actress at 11 year's old. In 1991 she studied script with Gabriel Garcia Marquez at the "Escuela Internacional de Cine" (Cuba) and then started to write and direct short movies. Her first short film "P.O. Box" received Brazilian festival's prizes. "Footing Samba" (2005) is her first documentary, and she has also directed video clips, publicity and musical DVDs.
BornNovember 19, 1971
BornNovember 19, 1971
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    Known for

    Ringue
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 2021
    Cláudia Abreu and Fábio Assunção in Pátria Minha (1994)
    Pátria Minha
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Rita da Silva(as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
    Oblivious Memory (2016)
    Oblivious Memory
    7.1
    • Producer(as Janaina Guerra Diniz, Janaína Diniz Guerra)
    • 2016
    Da Terra
    Short
    • Director(as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Humberto Martins in Tiradentes (1999)
      Tiradentes
      5.3
      • Marília's Sister (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 1999
    • Woman (1998)
      Woman
      7.4
      TV Series
      • (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 1999
    • A Turma do Pererê (1998)
      A Turma do Pererê
      8.4
      TV Series
      • (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 1998
    • Cláudia Abreu and Fábio Assunção in Pátria Minha (1994)
      Pátria Minha
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Rita da Silva (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 1994–1995
    • Você Decide (1992)
      Você Decide
      5.8
      TV Series
      • (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 1993
    • A Porta Aberta (1989)
      A Porta Aberta
      5.7
      Short
      • (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 1989

    Producer



    • Vera Holtz in Tia Virgínia (2023)
      Tia Virgínia
      7.3
      • producer (as Janaina Guerra Diniz, Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2023
    • Ringue
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Aos Pedaços (2020)
      Aos Pedaços
      6.2
      • producer (as Janaina Guerra Diniz, Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2020
    • Oblivious Memory (2016)
      Oblivious Memory
      7.1
      • producer (as Janaina Guerra Diniz, Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2016
    • O Brasil de Pero Vaz caminha
      Short
      • producer (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2011

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • 5x Favela: Agora por Nós Mesmos (2010)
      5x Favela: Agora por Nós Mesmos
      6.7
      • first assistant director (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2010
    • O Veneno da Madrugada (2005)
      O Veneno da Madrugada
      5.8
      • assistant director (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2005
    • Chame Gente: A História do Trio Elétrico (2005)
      Chame Gente: A História do Trio Elétrico
      8.4
      Video
      • first assistant director (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2005
    • Antônio Fagundes in Deus é Brasileiro (2003)
      Deus é Brasileiro
      6.0
      • assistant director: Nordeste (as Janaína Diniz)
      • 2003
    • As Três Marias (2002)
      As Três Marias
      6.0
      • assistant director (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2002
    • O Rap do Pequeno Príncipe Contra as Almas Sebosas (2000)
      O Rap do Pequeno Príncipe Contra as Almas Sebosas
      7.6
      • first assistant director (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2000
    • Estorvo (2000)
      Estorvo
      5.4
      • assistant director (as Janaína Diniz Guerra)
      • 2000

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Janaina Guerra Diniz
    • Born
      • November 19, 1971
      • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Parents
        Ruy Guerra
    • Relatives
        Dandara Guerra(Half Sibling)

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      Daughter of actress Leila Diniz and director Ruy Guerra.
    • Nicknames
      • Jana
      • Jana Guerra

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