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‘Executive Order’ Director Lázaro Ramos to Star and Direct in Road Movie ‘Mais Que Amigos’ for ELO Studios (EXCLUSIVE)

February 18, 2026 at 04:42 PM
By Rafa Sales Ross
‘Executive Order’ Director Lázaro Ramos to Star and Direct in Road Movie ‘Mais Que Amigos’ for ELO Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Renowned Brazilian actor-director Lázaro Ramos, who is at the Berlin Film Festival with Allan Deberton’s poignant queer youth drama “Gugu’s World,” has lined up his next directorial project. The road movie “Mais Que Amigos” (“More Than Friends,” in literal translation) will reunite Ramos with his famed “Madame Satã” and “Lower City” collaborator Sérgio Machado to […]

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Renowned Brazilian actor-director Lázaro Ramos, who is at the Berlin Film Festival with Allan Deberton’s poignant queer youth drama “Gugu’s World,” has lined up his next directorial project. The road movie “Mais Que Amigos” (“More Than Friends,” in literal translation) will reunite Ramos with his famed “Madame Satã” and “Lower City” collaborator Sérgio Machado to […] This article provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of current events.
Renowned Brazilian actor-director Lázaro Ramos, who is at the Berlin Film Festival with Allan Deberton’s poignant queer youth drama “Gugu’s World,” has lined up his next directorial project. The road movie “Mais Que Amigos” (“More Than Friends,” in literal translation) will reunite Ramos with his famed “Madame Satã” and “Lower City” collaborator Sérgio Machado to […] Home Film Global Feb 18, 2026 8:42am PT ‘Executive Order’ Director Lázaro Ramos to Star and Direct in Road Movie ‘Mais Que Amigos’ for ELO Studios (EXCLUSIVE) The leading Brazilian creative announced his latest directorial effort while promoting Allan Deberton's 'Gugu's World' at the Berlin Film Festival By Rafa Sales Ross Plus Icon Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Latest ‘Suicide Squad’ Meets ‘E.R.’ in Globoplay’s ‘Emergency 53,’ a New Series by Famed ‘Under Pressure’ Creative Team 1 day ago Projeto Paradiso to Host National Talent Network Meeting in Burgeoning Brazilian Film Capital of Recife, Celebrates Strong Berlin Presence (EXCLUSIVE) 3 days ago Allan Deberton and Lázaro Ramos Discuss Tender Brazilian Queer Youth Drama ‘Gugu’s World,’ Launch Clip Ahead of Berlin Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) 4 days ago See All Lázaro Ramos Courtesy of ELO Studios Renowned Brazilian actor-director Lázaro Ramos, who is at the Berlin Film Festival with Allan Deberton’s poignant queer youth drama “Gugu’s World,” has lined up his next directorial project. The road movie “Mais Que Amigos” (“More Than Friends,” in literal translation) will reunite Ramos with his famed “Madame Satã” and “Lower City” collaborator Sérgio Machado to portray the friendship between a singer and a poet. The road movie comes five years after Ramos’s highly successful “Executive Order,” a dystopian film starring “Harry Potter” breakout Alfie Enoch and Brazilian superstar Taís Araújo that was the most-viewed Brazilian film in its home country in its year of release. In the years in between, the actor also directed “Um Ano Inesquecível – Outono” and the documentary “Bando, A Movie Of.” Brazilian banner ELO Studios, which produced and distributed “Executive Order,” has boarded the project. Related Stories Chile Selected as Guest Country of Honor at Mexico's Guadalajara Film Festival

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