Jorge Furtado

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Jorge Furtado

June 9, 1959

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Jorge Alberto Furtado (born June 9, 1959) is a Brazilian film and television director and screenwriter. Furtado attended university for courses in medicine, psychology, journalism, and arts, but did not graduate. He began his professional career in the 1980s on a local channel TVE-RS working as a reporter, presenter, editor, screenwriter, and producer. In 1982 created a TV show Quizumba, which mixed fiction and documentary with very audacious language for the Brazilian public television. Between 1984 and 1986, Furtado was director of the museum Museu de Comunicação Social Hipólito José da Co...

Created Shows

Under Pressure
57 Episode s . Inside a chaotic emergency room in Rio de Janeiro, a team of doctors are torn between their internal personal conflicts, the difficulties of the profession and the surprising dramas behind each patient‘s history, in a heroic attempt to save lives...See more
Under Pressure
57 Episode s . Inside a chaotic emergency room in Rio de Janeiro, a team of doctors are torn between their internal personal conflicts, the difficulties of the profession and the surprising dramas behind each patient‘s history, in a heroic attempt to save lives...See more
Mister Brau
52 Episode s . Follows the unconventional lives of a Brazilian pop artist who got out of the streets to reach stardom and his manager-wife-choreographer.
Mister Brau
52 Episode s . Follows the unconventional lives of a Brazilian pop artist who got out of the streets to reach stardom and his manager-wife-choreographer.
Memorial de Maria Moura
24 Episode s . Adapted from the homonymous work by Rachel de Queiroz, it presents the saga of a woman against female submission in nineteenth-century patriarchal society.
Memorial de Maria Moura
24 Episode s . Adapted from the homonymous work by Rachel de Queiroz, it presents the saga of a woman against female submission in nineteenth-century patriarchal society.
Agosto
16 Episode s . The series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of businessman Paulo Gomes de Aguiar at the beginning of August. In the midst of the Vargas government crisis, the murder case is taken by police commissioner Alberto Mattos, an honest and incorruptible man who is not well regarded by his co-workers, as the place is totally turned over to corruption.
Agosto
16 Episode s . The series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of businessman Paulo Gomes de Aguiar at the beginning of August. In the midst of the Vargas government crisis, the murder case is taken by police commissioner Alberto Mattos, an honest and incorruptible man who is not well regarded by his co-workers, as the place is totally turned over to corruption.
A Invenção do Brasil
3 Episode s . The legend of Caramuru, a Portuguese man that finds a paradise in Brazil, after stranded by a shipwreck, but has his heart tested when the chance to return to his country comes.
A Invenção do Brasil
3 Episode s . The legend of Caramuru, a Portuguese man that finds a paradise in Brazil, after stranded by a shipwreck, but has his heart tested when the chance to return to his country comes.
Sweet Mother
14 Episode s . Picucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. At 85 years old, she pushes the limits of her age and does everything she can for her family and friends. Sweet Mother illustrates the everyday life of the elderly with clarity and levity, and shows that youth actually starts at 80. In the role that earned her the 2013 International Emmy® Awards for Best Actress, Fernanda Montenegro adds another success to her list of characters, which includes an Oscar nomination for the film Central Station.
Sweet Mother
14 Episode s . Picucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. At 85 years old, she pushes the limits of her age and does everything she can for her family and friends. Sweet Mother illustrates the everyday life of the elderly with clarity and levity, and shows that youth actually starts at 80. In the role that earned her the 2013 International Emmy® Awards for Best Actress, Fernanda Montenegro adds another success to her list of characters, which includes an Oscar nomination for the film Central Station.
All the Women in the World
12 Episode s . In this contemporary romantic comedy about love in all its forms, All the Women in the World tells the story of Paulo, a bohemian dreamer that lives his relationships intensively, falling deeply for all the women he meets. Never able to forget Maria Alice, his greatest love, he counts on the advice of his two best friends to face the emotions of his accomplishments and breakups.
All the Women in the World
12 Episode s . In this contemporary romantic comedy about love in all its forms, All the Women in the World tells the story of Paulo, a bohemian dreamer that lives his relationships intensively, falling deeply for all the women he meets. Never able to forget Maria Alice, his greatest love, he counts on the advice of his two best friends to face the emotions of his accomplishments and breakups.
Luna Caliente
3 Episode s . Ramiro is a 40-year-old lawyer and university professor who returns to Brazil after eight years of exile in France as a result of the military dictatorship. Recently separated from Dora, he meets Elisa, the youngest daughter of a couple of friends of his parents, who will turn his life upside down.
Luna Caliente
3 Episode s . Ramiro is a 40-year-old lawyer and university professor who returns to Brazil after eight years of exile in France as a result of the military dictatorship. Recently separated from Dora, he meets Elisa, the youngest daughter of a couple of friends of his parents, who will turn his life upside down.
Amor e Sorte
4 Episode s . ‘Amor e Sorte’ is a four-episode independent series that brings together stories about relationships and transformation in times of social isolation.
Amor e Sorte
4 Episode s . ‘Amor e Sorte’ is a four-episode independent series that brings together stories about relationships and transformation in times of social isolation.
Antonia
5 Episode s .
Antonia
5 Episode s .
Grande Sertão: Veredas
4 Episode s .
Grande Sertão: Veredas
4 Episode s .

Under Pressure

Under Pressure

Mister Brau

Mister Brau

Memorial de Maria Moura

Memorial de Maria Moura

Agosto

Agosto

A Invenção do Brasil

A Invenção do Brasil

Sweet Mother

Sweet Mother

All the Women in the World

All the Women in the World

Luna Caliente

Luna Caliente

Amor e Sorte

Amor e Sorte

Antonia

Antonia

Grande Sertão: Veredas

Grande Sertão: Veredas