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Born

June 10, 1951 (age 74)

Place of Birth

São Paulo, Brazil

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Laerte Coutinho

Biography

Laerte Coutinho, known mainly as simply Laerte, is a Brazilian cartoonist, comic strip artist and screenwriter. Assigned male at birth, she came out in 2009 as a crossdresser and later as a transgender woman. Laerte has collaborated with several publications such as Balão, O Pasquim, and Chiclete com Banana magazines and draws regularly for Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. She has created several comic strip characters, such as Piratas do Tietê (The Pirates of Tietê River). Since the mid 2000s, Laerte's strips became more philosophical and less humour-focused, abandoning fixed characters.

Filmography

2026FilmDesenheiros do Instagramas Archive footage 2025FilmFrom Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãeas Self 2024FilmReading Again Graúnaas Self 2021FilmBob Spit: We Do Not Like Peopleas Laerte / Madame L (voice)2020FilmMinha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tardeas Self 2019FilmA Turma do Pererê.DOC 2018FilmRindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limitesas Self 2018FilmThe City of Piratesas Laerte Coutinho (voice)2018FilmMapas Afetivos: São Paulo 2017FilmCasa da Xicletas Herself 2017FilmLaerte-seas Herself 2016FilmLampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Pressas Self 2016FilmSuper Oldboy 2015TVTransando com Laerteas Apresentadora 2014FilmTie and Red Nailas Herself 2012FilmLegs Outas Herself 2012FilmLaughter of Othersas Herself 2011FilmConsideração do Poema 2010FilmMalditos Cartunistas 2008FilmDossiê Rê Bordosaas Laerte Coutinho (voice)2006FilmTrês Irmãos de Sangueas Self 2003FilmCartas da Mãe