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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Laerte-se (2017) — Herself
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Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People (2021) — Laerte / Madame L (voice)
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The City of Pirates (2018) — Laerte Coutinho (voice)
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Dossiê Rê Bordosa (2008) — Laerte Coutinho (voice)
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Tie and Red Nail (2014) — Herself
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Laughter of Others (2012) — Herself
- Legs Out (2012) — Herself
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Reading Again Graúna (2024) — Self
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Consideração do Poema (2011)
- Três Irmãos de Sangue (2006) — Self
- Cartas da Mãe (2003)
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Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016) — Self
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A Turma do Pererê.DOC (2019)
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Super Oldboy (2016)
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Mapas Afetivos: São Paulo (2018)
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Malditos Cartunistas (2010)
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Casa da Xiclet (2017) — Herself
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Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites (2018) — Self
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Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde (2020) — Self
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From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe (2025) — Self
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Desenheiros do Instagram (2026) — Archive footage
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The Known Daughter of Claudia Wonder (2024)
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Transando com Laerte (2015) — Apresentadora