José Louzeiro

José Louzeiro
José de Jesus Louzeiro
Born(1932-09-19)September 19, 1932
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
DiedDecember 29, 2017(2017-12-29) (aged 85)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Brazil
Occupation(s)Novel writer, screenwriter,reporter

José de Jesus Louzeiro (September 19, 1932 – December 29, 2017) was a Brazilian novelist, screenwriter and reporter.

Louzeiro was born in São Luís. He started working in 1948 as an intern at the newspaper O Imparcial. In 1953, when he was 21 years old, he moved to Rio de Janeiro where he worked on the magazine A Revista da Semana and O Jornal. Louzeiro also wrote for the newspapers Diário Carioca, Última Hora, Correio da Manhã, Folha and Diário do Grande ABC, as well for the magazine Manchete. [1]

Louzeiro first foray in literature was in 1958 with the short story Depois da Luta. His experience as a police reporter marked his literary production; Louzeiro's writing about real-life crime stories in a novelized way was compared to Truman Capote's nonfiction novels. Another books by Louzeiro are Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia (1975), Araceli, meu amor (1976) and Infância dos mortos (1977). He also wrote children's books.[2]

Louzeiro collaborated with film director Héctor Babenco, writing the screenplay for Lúcio Flávio, 1977 film adaptation of Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia. Infância dos mortos was also adapted to the movies, as the 1981 film Pixote.[3]

Death

Louzeiro died on December 29, 2017, in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Morre no Rio o escritor e roteirista José Louzeiro". Agência Brasil - Últimas notícias do Brasil e do mundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. ^ "Morre no Rio o jornalista e escritor José Louzeiro, aos 85 anos". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. ^ Rist, Peter H. (2014-05-08). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810880368.