Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais Perez, born on September 25, 1948, in Rio Claro, Acre, Brazil, is a celebrated Brazilian screenwriter and television producer. She is best known for creating and writing some of Brazil’s most iconic telenovelas, including The Clone (2001), India: A Love Story (2009), Brave Woman (2012), and América (2005). Her work often explores complex social themes such as cultural identity, drug addiction, and human trafficking, blending