Laerte Coutinho
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1951-06-10 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- São Paulo, Brazil
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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (22)
Cartas da Mãe
2003
Laerte-se
2017
as Herself
Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press
2016
as Self
Desenheiros do Instagram
2026
as Archive footage
Laughter of Others
2012
as Herself
Três Irmãos de Sangue
2006
as Self
Reading Again Graúna
2024
as Self
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
2018
as Self
Mapas Afetivos: São Paulo
2018
Super Oldboy
2016
From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe
2025
as Self
Legs Out
2012
as Herself
Tie and Red Nail
2014
as Herself
The Known Daughter of Claudia Wonder
2024
Dossiê Rê Bordosa
2008
as Laerte Coutinho (voice)
Casa da Xiclet
2017
as Herself
Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People
2021
as Laerte / Madame L (voice)
The City of Pirates
2018
as Laerte Coutinho (voice)
Consideração do Poema
2011
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
2020
as Self
Malditos Cartunistas
2010
A Turma do Pererê.DOC
2019
About Laerte Coutinho
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 hu… With 23 credits spanning from 2003 to 2026, Laerte Coutinho has appeared in 22 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Laerte Coutinho Movies
- Cartas da Mãe (2003)
- Laerte-se (2017) — as Herself
- Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016) — as Self
- Desenheiros do Instagram (2026) — as Archive footage
- Laughter of Others (2012) — as Herself
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