Paulo Guarnieri, born in São Paulo in 1961, is best known for his role in Women in Fury (1984), where he navigates the tumultuous world of female empowerment and rebellion. His performance captures the essence of Brazilian exploitation cinema, blending raw emotion with the genre's characteristic grit. After leaving acting in 1997 to pursue a business venture, Guarnieri's work in Women in Fury remains a significant contribution to the cult film canon, reflecting the era's bold storytelling and cultural shifts.
Women in Fury
The young, pretty and shy Angela Duvall is jailed for murder in a Brazilian prison. Whilst there she is brutally "initiated" by the other inmates. The nice, honest and handsome prison doctor believes she's innocent and tries to help her. Covering for her brother, who killed a Brazilian drug lord, Angela Duvall is sent to a women's prison. Trapped behind bars, Angela's beauty excites the passions in her fellow prisoners and the guards alike. Unfortunately, she also catches the eye of a group of inmates who work for the man her brother murdered. In order to live long enough for her brother's confession to arrive, she must escape with her fellow prisoners into the dark Brazilian jungle!
