Werner Eduardo Schünemann (born February 21, 1959) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter.

Schünemann was born in Porto Alegre, the grandson of Germans.

[citation needed] Schünemann earned a history degree at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

[1][2] Werner was founder of the Casa de Cinema in Porto Alegre.

He also worked as director of publicity and political campaigns for television.