Carlos Diegues

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-05-19 (85 years old)

Deathday

2025-02-14

Place of Birth

Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

Carlos Diegues

Biography

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.

Acting

2021

1978

Summer Showers

as Homem lendo jornal

2006

2013

2022

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

as Self (archive footage)

2013

1997

Dib

as Self

2016

Pitanga

as Self

1997

2016

Cinema Novo

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

1980

Fênix

as Self

1980

2006

Production

1967

2003

God Is Brazilian

as Director

1980

1980

Bye Bye Brazil

as Director

1996

Tieta of Agreste

as Screenplay

1996

Tieta of Agreste

as Director

1966

The Big City

as Producer

2001

Bufo & Spallanzani

as Associate Producer

1999

Orfeu

as Director

2018

Running After

as Associate Producer

1966

The Big City

as Director

2021

Dr. Gama

as Producer

1989

1987

1984

Quilombo

as Director

2025

1963

Ganga Zumba

as Director

1963

Ganga Zumba

as Writer

1970

The Heirs

as Director

1973

Joanna Francesa

as Director

1972

1976

Xica

as Director

1962

1978

Summer Showers

as Director

1979

2013

1966

The Big City

as Screenplay

1994

Rio's Love Song

as Director

1999

Orfeu

as Writer

1987

2014

Getulio

as Associate Producer

2010

Bróder

as Associate Producer

2016

Um Suburbano Sortudo

as Associate Producer

2015

Any Stray Cat 2

as Associate Producer

2015

Till Luck Do Us: Part 3

as Associate Producer

2015

Loucas pra Casar

as Associate Producer

2016

A Boyfriend for My Wife

as Associate Producer

2015

Operações Especiais

as Associate Producer

1988

Luzia Homem

as Screenplay

2022

Uma Pitada de Sorte

as Associate Producer

1974

2022

Suspension Points

as Associate Producer

2015

2016

O Shaolin do Sertão

as Associate Producer

2019

Os Parças 2

as Associate Producer

2019

Vai que Cola 2: O Começo

as Associate Producer

1965

O Circo

as Editor

2016

Aquarius

as Associate Producer

1976

Xica

as Writer

1984

Quilombo

as Producer

1984

Quilombo

as Writer

2025

White House

as Associate Producer

2019

Bacurau

as Associate Producer

2016

Elis

as Associate Producer

1969

2014

A Noite da Virada

as Associate Producer

1962

1973

Joanna Francesa

as Screenplay

1978

Summer Showers

as Screenplay

1989

1989

2015

Drop Dead Gorgeous

as Associate Producer

2006

2022

Our Children

as Associate Producer

1967

Entranced Earth

as Associate Producer

2018

1963

Ganga Zumba

as Producer

2017

The Movie of My Life

as Associate Producer

2022

45 do Segundo Tempo

as Associate Producer

1968

Capitu

as Producer

1996

Tieta of Agreste

as Co-Producer

2017

João, o Maestro

as Associate Producer

2020

De Perto Ela Não é Normal

as Associate Producer

1970

The Heirs

as Writer

1970

The Heirs

as Producer

1972

1972

When Carnaval Comes

as Art Direction

1972

2019

Head Over Heels 3

as Associate Producer

1970

Un Séjour

as Director

2017

Fala Sério, Mãe!

as Associate Producer

2019

O Amor Dá Trabalho

as Associate Producer

2003

God Is Brazilian

as Screenplay

2015

Little Book of Love 2

as Associate Producer

2020

Three Summers

as Associate Producer

2020

Burning Night

as Associate Producer

2020

Não Vamos Pagar Nada

as Associate Producer

1994

2021

Insensate

as Associate Producer

2024

Malês

as Associate Producer

1978

Ponto das Ervas

as Executive Producer

-

Cine Teatro Iris

as Director

2017

Party Crashers 2

as Associate Producer

2021

Juntos e Enrolados

as Associate Producer

2020

Verlust

as Associate Producer

2019

Simonal

as Associate Producer

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