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Carlos Diegues

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Carlos Diegues

EN, PT, FR, ES cinema · 127 credits

Born

19 May 1940

Died

14 February 2025 (aged 84)

Birthplace

Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

Also known as Carlos Diegues

Carlos José Fontes Diegues OMC, known as Cacá Diegues (Maceió, May 19, 1940 – Rio de Janeiro, February 14, 2025), was a Brazilian filmmaker. He was one of the founders of Cinema Novo.

Known for

Filmography

Cine Teatro Iris

Cine Teatro Iris

ENNot rated

Director

Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha poster

Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha

PT · 2026Not rated

as Self

Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever poster

Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever

PT · 2026Not rated

Actor

God Is Still Brazilian poster

God Is Still Brazilian

PT · 2026Not rated

Director

Little Creatures poster

Little Creatures

PT · 20267.0

Associate Producer

White House poster

White House

PT · 20256.5

Associate Producer

Malês poster

Malês

PT · 20257.9

Associate Producer

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” poster

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”

PT · 2024Not rated

as Self

Tributo: Zezé Motta poster

Tributo: Zezé Motta

PT · 20249.0

as Self

Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll poster

Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll

PT · 20247.0

Producer

Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta poster

Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta

PT · 20237.0

as Self

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra poster

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

PT · 2022Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

Uma Pitada de Sorte poster

Uma Pitada de Sorte

PT · 20225.3

Associate Producer

Suspension Points poster

Suspension Points

PT · 20226.8

Associate Producer

45 do Segundo Tempo poster

45 do Segundo Tempo

PT · 20225.8

Associate Producer

The Good Cinema poster

The Good Cinema

PT · 2021Not rated

as Self

Dr. Gama poster

Dr. Gama

PT · 20218.0

Producer

Insensate poster

Insensate

PT · 20216.7

Associate Producer

Juntos e Enrolados poster

Juntos e Enrolados

PT · 20216.9

Associate Producer

Arroz, Feijão e Cinema poster

Arroz, Feijão e Cinema

PT · 2020Not rated

as Self

Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude poster

Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude

PT · 2020Not rated

as Self

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival poster

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

PT · 20205.0

as Self

De Perto Ela Não é Normal poster

De Perto Ela Não é Normal

PT · 20205.2

Associate Producer

Three Summers poster

Three Summers

PT · 20206.4

Associate Producer

Burning Night poster

Burning Night

PT · 20204.7

Associate Producer

Não Vamos Pagar Nada poster

Não Vamos Pagar Nada

PT · 20205.5

Associate Producer

Verlust poster

Verlust

PT · 20207.0

Associate Producer

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos poster

Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos

PT · 201910.0

as Self

Memórias do Grupo Opinião poster

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

PT · 2019Not rated

as Self

Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta poster

Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta

PT · 2019Not rated

as Self

Os Parças 2 poster

Os Parças 2

PT · 20196.9

Associate Producer

Vai que Cola 2: O Começo poster

Vai que Cola 2: O Começo

PT · 20196.8

Associate Producer

Bacurau poster

Bacurau

PT · 20197.6

Associate Producer

Our Children poster

Our Children

PT · 20195.5

Associate Producer

Head Over Heels 3 poster

Head Over Heels 3

PT · 20197.0

Associate Producer

O Amor Dá Trabalho poster

O Amor Dá Trabalho

PT · 20196.2

Associate Producer

Simonal poster

Simonal

PT · 20196.5

Associate Producer

O Juízo poster

O Juízo

PT · 20197.1

Associate Producer

Running After poster

Running After

PT · 20185.0

Associate Producer

The Great Mystical Circus poster

The Great Mystical Circus

PT · 20184.4

Director, Screenplay

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone poster

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

PT · 20176.1

Actor

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century poster

Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century

PT · 2017Not rated

as Self

The Movie of My Life poster

The Movie of My Life

PT · 20177.3

Associate Producer

João, o Maestro poster

João, o Maestro

PT · 20178.2

Associate Producer

Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl poster

Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl

PT · 20176.2

Associate Producer

Fala Sério, Mãe! poster

Fala Sério, Mãe!

PT · 20177.3

Associate Producer

Party Crashers 2 poster

Party Crashers 2

PT · 20176.4

Associate Producer

Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood poster

Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood

PT · 20177.0

Associate Producer

Pitanga poster

Pitanga

PT · 20165.6

as Self

Cinema Novo poster

Cinema Novo

PT · 20166.7

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Um Suburbano Sortudo poster

Um Suburbano Sortudo

PT · 20165.9

Associate Producer

A Boyfriend for My Wife poster

A Boyfriend for My Wife

PT · 20166.0

Associate Producer

O Shaolin do Sertão poster

O Shaolin do Sertão

PT · 20166.8

Associate Producer

Aquarius poster

Aquarius

PT · 20167.4

Associate Producer

Elis poster

Elis

PT · 20167.2

Associate Producer

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema poster

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema

PT · 2015Not rated

as Self

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro poster

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

PT · 20158.0

as Self

Any Stray Cat 2 poster

Any Stray Cat 2

PT · 20156.1

Associate Producer

Till Luck Do Us: Part 3 poster

Till Luck Do Us: Part 3

PT · 20156.0

Associate Producer

Loucas pra Casar poster

Loucas pra Casar

PT · 20156.4

Associate Producer

Operações Especiais poster

Operações Especiais

PT · 20156.5

Associate Producer

Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O Filme poster

Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O Filme

PT · 20156.3

Associate Producer

Drop Dead Gorgeous poster

Drop Dead Gorgeous

PT · 20155.4

Associate Producer

Little Book of Love 2 poster

Little Book of Love 2

PT · 20154.0

Associate Producer

Getulio poster

Getulio

PT · 20146.7

Associate Producer

A Noite da Virada poster

A Noite da Virada

PT · 20145.4

Associate Producer

Dossiê Jango poster

Dossiê Jango

PT · 20137.5

as Self

Giovanni Improtta poster

Giovanni Improtta

PT · 20134.9

as Vizinho, Producer

River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis poster

River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis

PT · 2013Not rated

Director

VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro poster

VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro

PT · 2013Not rated

Director, Producer

Consideração do Poema poster

Consideração do Poema

PT · 20119.0

Actor

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro poster

Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro

PT · 2011Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

5x Favela, Now by Ourselves poster

5x Favela, Now by Ourselves

PT · 20105.2

Producer

Bróder poster

Bróder

PT · 20105.9

Associate Producer

Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas poster

Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas

EN · 2009Not rated

as Self

Depois do Transe poster

Depois do Transe

PT · 20062.0

as Self

Referências poster

Referências

PT · 2006Not rated

as Self

The Greatest Love of All poster

The Greatest Love of All

PT · 20065.9

Director, Screenplay

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra poster

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

PT · 2006Not rated

Director

Looking for Black Orpheus poster

Looking for Black Orpheus

FR · 20059.0

as Self

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova poster

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

PT · 20057.5

as Self

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth poster

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

PT · 20036.3

as Self / Interviewee

God Is Brazilian poster

God Is Brazilian

PT · 20036.3

Director, Screenplay

At the Edge of the Earth poster

At the Edge of the Earth

PT · 20027.5

as Self

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness poster

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

PT · 20017.0

as Self

Bufo & Spallanzani poster

Bufo & Spallanzani

PT · 20015.0

Associate Producer

Orfeu poster

Orfeu

PT · 19995.4

Director, Writer

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória poster

For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

PT · 19985.6

Actor

Dib poster

Dib

PT · 19978.0

as Self

Nelson Sargento poster

Nelson Sargento

PT · 199710.0

as Self

Tieta of Agreste poster

Tieta of Agreste

PT · 19966.7

Screenplay, Director, Co-Producer

Rio's Love Song poster

Rio's Love Song

PT · 19946.1

Actor, Director, Writer

Que Viva Glauber! poster

Que Viva Glauber!

PT · 1991Not rated

as Self

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo poster

Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo

PT · 1989Not rated

as Self

Better Days Ahead poster

Better Days Ahead

PT · 19896.7

Director, Producer, Writer

Luzia Homem poster

Luzia Homem

PT · 19884.7

Screenplay

Subway to the Stars poster

Subway to the Stars

PT · 19876.4

Director, Writer

Mais Luz

1986

Mais Luz

PT · 1986Not rated

Actor

Making of - Quilombo

1984

Making of - Quilombo

PT · 1984Not rated

as Self

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman poster

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

ES · 1984Not rated

as himself

Claves, 2: We will return younger poster

Claves, 2: We will return younger

ES · 1984Not rated

as himself

Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother country poster

Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother country

EN · 1984Not rated

as Self

Quilombo poster

Quilombo

PT · 19846.9

Director, Producer, Writer

Fênix poster

Fênix

PT · 19809.0

as Self

Cinématon IX

1980

Cinématon IX

FR · 1980Not rated

as N°83

Filmando Bye Bye Brasil poster

Filmando Bye Bye Brasil

EN · 1980Not rated

as Self

Bye Bye Brazil poster

Bye Bye Brazil

PT · 19806.8

Writer, Director

Na Boca do Mundo poster

Na Boca do Mundo

PT · 19794.6

Story

Summer Showers poster

Summer Showers

PT · 19785.7

as Homem lendo jornal, Director, Screenplay

Ponto das Ervas poster

Ponto das Ervas

PT · 19786.0

Executive Producer

Xica poster

Xica

PT · 19767.0

Director, Writer

A Estrela Sobe

1974

The Star Rises

PT · 19746.0

Writer

Joanna Francesa poster

Joanna Francesa

PT · 19734.5

Director, Screenplay

The Suns of Easter Island poster

The Suns of Easter Island

FR · 19726.4

Actor

When Carnaval Comes poster

When Carnaval Comes

PT · 19726.1

Director, Screenplay, Story, Associate Producer

The Heirs poster

The Heirs

PT · 19706.2

Director, Writer, Producer

Un Séjour

1970

Un Séjour

FR · 1970Not rated

Director

Pobre Príncipe Encantado poster

Pobre Príncipe Encantado

PT · 196910.0

Screenstory

Capitu poster

Capitu

PT · 19685.9

Producer

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo poster

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

PT · 19677.5

as Self

Oito Universitários poster

Oito Universitários

PT · 19679.0

Director

Adorável Trapalhão poster

Adorável Trapalhão

PT · 19675.9

Writer

Entranced Earth poster

Entranced Earth

PT · 19677.2

Associate Producer

The Big City poster

The Big City

PT · 19666.4

Producer, Director, Screenplay

O Circo poster

O Circo

PT · 19658.3

Editor

Ganga Zumba poster

Ganga Zumba

PT · 19636.6

Director, Writer, Producer

Five Times Favela poster

Five Times Favela

PT · 19627.9

Director, Writer