Directing

Glauco Mirko Laurelli

Born — Died

1930-06-03 — 2013-12-11

Place of birth

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Known for

Directing

Credits

15 titles

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

Mazzaropi poster
8.5

A documentary on the life and work of Amácio Mazzaropi, a phenomenon of popularity and profitability of Brazilian cinema.

Mazzaropi

2013

Person poster
8.2

Person is a documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person. The documentary brings the reconstruction of the history of the São Paulo filmmaker through the personal journey of his daughter, Marina. Through interviews with friends, family, and people who worked with Person, she seeks to discover more than dates and biographical data.

Person

2007

O Lamparina poster
7.2

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.

O Lamparina

1964

Casinha Pequenina poster
6.2

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.

Casinha Pequenina

1963

O Vendedor de Linguiça poster
6.6

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

O Vendedor de Linguiça

1962

Meu Japão Brasileiro poster
7.4

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.

Meu Japão Brasileiro

1964

Film credits

Behind the camera

O Lamparina poster
7.2

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.

O Lamparina

1964

Casinha Pequenina poster
6.2

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.

Casinha Pequenina

1963

O Vendedor de Linguiça poster
6.6

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

O Vendedor de Linguiça

1962

Meu Japão Brasileiro poster
7.4

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.

Meu Japão Brasileiro

1964

Adventurer's Fate poster
5.4

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.

Adventurer's Fate

1958

Case of the Naves Brothers poster
7.8

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.

Case of the Naves Brothers

1967

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer poster
5.7

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

Cassy Jones, the Magnificent Seducer

1972

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vicente do Rêgo Monteiro

1975

A Sogra poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Sogra

1954

Vou Te Contá... poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vou Te Contá...

1958

A Moreninha poster
5.2

Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will find, among them, the boyfriend she had during her childhood and with whom she had exchanged vows of eternal love.

A Moreninha

1970

A Moreninha poster
5.2

Carolina gathers some old friends in her house on Paquetá Island, in Rio de Janeiro. She will find, among them, the boyfriend she had during her childhood and with whom she had exchanged vows of eternal love.

A Moreninha

1970

Panca de Valente poster
5.4

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

Panca de Valente

1968