Laerte Coutinho
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About
Cartoonist who rose to fame creating comic strips. She was prominent in Brazil's 1980's underground comic scene. Some of her most notable strips include Piratas do Tietê and Los Três Amigos.
Before Fame
She completed the free drawing course at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado in 1968. She then began studying journalism at the University of Sao Paolo, but did not finish.
Trivia
She has completed comic strips for the magazines Chiclete com Banana, Geraldão, and Circo. She served as a screenwriter for the comedy shows TV Pirata and Sai de Baixo.
Family Life
Her son Rafael is also a cartoonist. She came out as transgender in 2010.
Associated With
She was featured alongside Rita Lee in the 2017 documentary about her life, Laerte-se.
