Lauro Escorel
Biography
Lauro Escorel is a Brazilian-American film director and cinematographer born on January 5, 1950, in Washington, DC. He began his career as an assistant to notable directors Dib Lutfi and Affonso Beato before making his debut in 1971 with the film São Bernardo. Notable highlights include directing the short film Libertários, which won a Margarida de Prata Award, and working on Héctor Babenco's films Ironweed and At Play in the Fields of the Lord.