Moacyr Góes

Brazilian screenwriter and film and theatre director

Moacyr Góes
Born	Moacyr de Góes Filho (1961-10-23) 23 October 1961 (age 62) Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film and theatre director
Years active	1999–present
Father	Moacyr de Góes
Relatives	Leon Góes (brother)

Moacyr Góes (born 23 October 1961) is a Brazilian screenwriter and film and theatre director.

Biography

Góes was born on 23 October 1961 in Natal. He is the son of educator and historian Moacyr de Góes and brother of actor Leon Góes.^[1]^[2]

He graduated from the University of Rio de Janeiro (Uni-Rio) with a degree in theatre directing. Beginning with directing plays for the youth, he would go on direct plays such as Noseferatu and the Georg Büchner Woyzeck. In 1988, he founded the Companhia de Encenação Teatral. In 1998, he transferred over to Teatro Carlos Gomes. He later transitioned to directing films and television, including Laços de Família and several movies by Xuxa.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Filmography

As director

2003 - Dom
2003 - Maria - Mãe do Filho de Deus
2003 - Xuxa Abracadabra
2004 - Um Show de Verão
2004 - Irmãos de Fé
2004 - Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida
2005 - Xuxinha e Guto contra os Monstros do Espaço
2006 - Trair e Coçar É só Começar
2007 - O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo
2009 - Destino
2013 - Bonitinha, mas Ordinária
2017 - Gabeira (documentary)^[5]

As screenwriter

2003 - Dom
2003 - Maria - Mãe do Filho de Deus
2004 - Irmãos de Fé
2007 - O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo

Television

As director

1999 - Suave Veneno
2000 - Laços de Família

Theatre

1994 - Peer Gynt. Debuted at Teatro Glória (Rio de Janeiro) in April 1994 with production by the municipality of Rio de Janeiro and the Municipal Secretary of Culture, directed by Góes. Cast included José Mayer, Ivone Hoffman, Patrícia França, Letícia Spiller, Marília Pêra, Paula Lavigne, Ítalo Rossi, and Floriano Peixoto.^[6]

References

^ "Educador Moacyr de Góes morre de câncer no Rio aos 78 anos". O Globo. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Moacyr Góes". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
^ "Globo | Family Ties". screening.globo.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^ Silvana Arantes. "Com "Xuxa em Abracadabra", Moacyr Góes lança seu 3º longa no ano". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
^ Moacyr Góes finaliza filme sobre Gabeira: 'Ele é o único homem livre que eu conheço'. O Globo, 4 September 2017.
^ SILVA, Jane Pessoa da. Ibsen no Brasil. Historiografia, Seleção de textos Críticos e Catálogo Bibliográfico. São Paulo: USP, 2007. Tese.