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Thomas Stavros
Born (1974-11-22) November 22, 1974 (age 49)
NationalityBrazilian
Occupation(s)Screenwriter and actor

Thomas Stavros (São Paulo, SP, November 22, 1974) is a Brazilian screenwriter, actor and film producer.

Biography

Stavros began his career writing, directing and producing for the theater. In his first play in 2001 – Clube Privê – A Comedy in the Foolish 70's[1] – was a box office record at Bibi Ferreira Theater. Bravo called it one of the 10 best comedies in the country.

His last play was the musical Ceará Show – Agora eu Conheço,[2] written in 2016 in partnership with Silvio Guindane, receiving 11 nominations for the Quimera Theater Award, earning 6, among them Best Play and Best Author.[3]

He founded Produção Carioca,[4] where he signed the creation and direction of dozens institutional movies. He also created a content factory, where he began to develop his audiovisual projects for cinema and television shows and series.

In the cinema´s industry, began acquiring the rights of the biography of the world champion Eder Jofre for the movie 10 Seconds,. His first project as Showrunner – where he is creator, screenwriter and producer, produced by Globo Filmes, in partnership with Tambellini Filmes, directed by José Alvarenga Jr. It premiered on September 27, 2018.[5] On August 25, 2018 the film was awarded by 2 Kikitos at the Gramado Film Festival. The best actor for Osmar Prado (Kid Jofre), and the best supporting actor for Ricardo Gelli (Zumbanão).[6]

In January 2019, 10 Seconds debuts in a 4-episode miniseries format on TV Globo and closes with a record audience[7].

He also collaborated with Gonzaga – de Pai para Filho by Breno Silveira.[8]

In 2016 he wrote the movie Federal Police – No One is Above the Law,[9][10] directed by Marcelo Antunez, which opened in 2017, hitting the national box office record of the same year.[11]

He also wrote the feature 2 Shots of Tequila,, directed by Juan Zapata, which will be filmed in Los Angeles in 2021.[12]

For TV, he began as one of the writers of the hit series Acerto de Contas, produced by Mariza Leão and directed by José Joffily for Multishow,[13] beating audience record.

He also wrote Sem Volta, the first action and adventure series in Brazil, a super production of Record, in partnership with Gustavo Lipsztein.[14]

In 2015, he creates the TV series 1 Against All, where he is also the screenwriter, produced by Conspiração Filmes for Fox Brazil and Latin America, directed by Breno Silveira.[15] It was considered by the media as the Brazilian Breaking Bad.[16] The 1st season of 1 Against All in 2016 increased the channel's audience by 74%, and was nominated for the Golden Nymph Award[17] and the ABRA Screenplay Award.[18] In 2017 was nominated as the best series by the APCA. The protagonist Julio Andrade was nominated for the International Emmy for his performance in the series.[19] The second season premiered in 2017 with great success,[20] and was nominated for best drama series to the International Emmy 2018.[21] Season 3 premiered in 2018, becoming the Brazilian most watched TV series.[22] and was also nominated for best drama series at the International Emmy 2019[23]. Season 4 opens in March 2020. And after so much success in Latin America, the series will have a remake produced in Mexico, entirely in Spanish.[24]

Currently develops 2 more series for streaming and the feature "Malandragem uma um Tempo", based on the biography of singer Bezerra da Silva[25].

Filmography

Year Title Credits
2012 Gonzaga – de Pai para Filho Collaborating Writer
2014 Acerto de Contas Writer
2016 Ceará Show – Agora eu Conheço Writer
2016 Sem Volta Writer
2016 1 Against All – Season 1 Creator and Writer
2017 Federal Police – No One is Above the Law Writer
2017 1 Against All – Season 2 Creator and Writer
2018 10 Segundos Para Vencer - movie Producer, Creator and Writer
2018 1 Against All – Season 3 Creator and Writer
2019 10 Segundos Para Vencer - miniseries Producer, Creator and Writer
2020 1 Against All – Season 4 Creator and Writer
2021 Malandragem dá um Tempo Producer, Creator and Writer
2021 2 Shots of Tequila Writer

References

  1. ^ "Bate-papo com Thomas Stavros, sobre a peça "Clube Privê" – Arquivo – Bate-papo com convidados – Bate-papo UOL". Bate-papo UOL. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ceará Show reconta história do Ceará em forma de musical". www20.opovo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ceará Show: O Musical é destaque em 6 categorias no Troféu Carlos Câmara". Fortaleza ETC (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 6, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Produção Carioca – Fábrica de Conteúdo – Produtora Audiovisual". Produção Carioca (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Adoro Cinema". Adoro Cinema.
  6. ^ Baldini, Wilson (August 26, 2018). "'10 segundos para vencer' ganha com Osmar Prado o prêmio de melhor ator em Gramado". Estadão.
  7. ^ "'10 Segundos Para Vencer' tem 25 minutos de cenas inéditas". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). January 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Silveira, Breno (October 26, 2012), Gonzaga: From Father to Son, Adélio Lima, Chambinho do Acordeon, Land Vieira, retrieved October 9, 2017
  9. ^ "Polícia Federal – A Lei é Para Todos". www.facebook.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "Roteirista revela bastidores do filme Polícia Federal – A Lei É para Todos | VEJA RIO". VEJA RIO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. ^ "'Polícia Federal' se torna a maior bilheteria nacional de 2017". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  12. ^ Kogut, Patrícia (June 26, 2017). "Juntos de Novo". O Globo.
  13. ^ "Estreia de 'Acerto de contas', primeira série policial do Multishow, reforça popularidade do gênero". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  14. ^ "Produtora sobre "Sem Volta": "primeira série de ação e aventura do Brasil"". NaTelinha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  15. ^ "Fox estreia '1 Contra Todos' | Nova Temporada | VEJA.com". VEJA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  16. ^ "Diretor de '2 filhos de Francisco' faz o 'Breaking bad' brasileiro". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  17. ^ Rito, Regina (April 15, 2017). "'1 Contra Todos' no Festival de Monte Carlo | Regina Rito". Regina Rito (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  18. ^ "Prêmio ABRA de Roteiro 2017 divulga finalistas: confira lista". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  19. ^ "Júlio Andrade é finalista ao Emmy International pela série "1 Contra Todos", da Fox – Telepadi". Telepadi (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  20. ^ "Segunda temporada da série brasileira '1 contra Todos' adentra a política". Folha de S.Paulo.
  21. ^ "Brasil tem seis indicados ao Emmy Internacional". Folha de S. Paulo. September 27, 2018.
  22. ^ Kogut, Patrícia (August 7, 2018). "A terceira temporada de "Um contra todos" foi o programa nacional mais exibido". O Globo.
  23. ^ "Brasil emplaca nove finalistas ao Emmy Internacional e nenhum é novela - Telepadi". telepadi.folha.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 19, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  24. ^ Furtado, Renato (April 7, 2018). "Rio2C 2018: Produtor de 1 Contra Todos confirma quarta temporada e adaptação mexicana". Adoro Cinema.
  25. ^ FM, Band News Fluminense. "Vida de Bezerra da Silva vai virar filme". Band News FM - Em 20 minutos tudo pode mudar. (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved March 6, 2020.