Newton Cannito (Writing)
Little is known about Newton Cannito, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
The Queen's Orphans
Raised as Catholics by the Queen of Portugal, the orphans Leonor, Brites, and Mécia are sent to the Brazilian colony with the order to get married. The harsh adaptation to the precariousness of the New World is felt differently by each of them.
Release Date:2023-05-11
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
A Suspeita
Lúcia is a renowned police investigator. At age 50, has dedicated her entire life to her profession and is a respected name among her peers. Everything changes during an investigation, a writer that was writing the memoir of one of the drug trafficking lord, and had his phone tapped illegally by Lúcia, is assassinated and she is under investigation by her superiors. At the same time, she finds out she has Alzheimer.
Release Date:2022-06-16
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:7
Z4
Zé is a music veteran, but he is in decline. He only has one more chance to stay active: to create a successful boy band out of a group of newbies.
Release Date:2018-07-25
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:4
EAS
A group of terrorists kidnaps a soccer player's daughter and plans to blow up the Maracanã in the middle of the World Cup. Rafael, a former member of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, has a mission to save the girl and prevent this disaster.
Release Date:2017-11-30
Department:Writing
Job:Junior Story Editor
Vote Count:5
Magal e os Formigas
Release Date:2016-12-15
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:4
Unidade Básica
Release Date:2016-09-11
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:1
Precious Pearl
In 1934 two supposed brothers survived an avalanche in the Himalayas: the millionaire Franz Hauser (Bruno Gagliasso), who is saved by Buddhist monks, and Manfred (Carmo Dalla Vecchia), rescued by a team of climbers. Manfred returns to Brazil with a terrible secret: he sabotaged Franz’s equipment in order to take his place in the family business. After an exhaustive search, Ernest Hauser gives his son up for dead and appoints his bastard son as the director of the Hauser Group.
Release Date:2013-09-16
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:173
Vote Count:13
O Crime e o Burguês
Release Date:2011-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
Bróder
Three childhood friends plan meeting for a day in order to reassert their friendships and fight for their differences. One of them is involved with crime, one is a famous football player and the other struggles to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.
Release Date:2010-02-17
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:21
Another Power
The first scenes of the telenovela Another Power were recorded at Palermo and Tonnara di Scopello two cities in Italy. One of the most impressive scenes was the terrible explosion of a car where were Tony Castellamare’s wife and their twin daughters; after he arrive at the crime scene, he testified the explosion causing the death of his family.
Release Date:2009-04-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:243
Vote Count:2
The Mystery of Sintra
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition. Everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game.
Release Date:2007-05-03
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:9
Jesus no Mundo Maravilha
Jesus, Lucio and Pereira are former police officers who were expelled from service and now work in Mundo Maravilha, an amusement park. The embarrassment of leaving led Jesus to try suicide. Today, he coordinates the work of 28 private security guards and wishes to return to the Police. Lucio got in to avenge his mother's murder and hunt outlaws. Pereira today is a protestant Christian and plays Perereco, a child's character that entertains kids at church. In the cheerful landscape of the park, the Brazilian documentary Jesus no Mundo Maravilha reveals, through the dreams of these three former police officers, the values of Police culture in Brazil.
Release Date:2007-01-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
What Is It Worth?
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Release Date:2005-05-20
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:20
City of Men
The series is based on the award-winning Brazilian film City of God, which itself was nominated for Oscars in four categories, including Best Director for Fernando Meireles. Based on the story of two friends, Laranjinha and Acerola, who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum, 'City of Men' brings into sharp relief the condition of children and adolescents in these areas, realistically yet with a dose of humor.
Release Date:2002-10-15
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:30