Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Carlos Diegues
Directing
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0.4
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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 0All crew credits: 77
TMDB ID: 112117
IMDb ID: nm0225935
Known for: Directing
Born: May 19, 1940
Died: February 14, 2025
Age: 84
Place of birth: Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q961416
Also known as
Carlos Diegues
Frequent jobs
Director (21)Associate Producer (44)Producer (6)Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Screenstory (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies directed by Carlos Diegues.
4.4
The Great Mystical Circus
Director
2018 Movie
River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis
Director
2013 Movie
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
Director
2013 Movie
5.7
The Greatest Love of All
Director
2006 Movie
Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
Director
2006 Movie
6.2
God Is Brazilian
Director
2003 Movie
5.4
Orfeu
Director
1999 Movie
6.6
Tieta of Agreste
Director
1996 Movie
5.7
Rio's Love Song
Director
1994 Movie
6.5
Better Days Ahead
Director
1989 Movie
5.9
Subway to the Stars
Director
1987 Movie
6.9
Quilombo
Director
1984 Movie
6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
Director
1980 Movie
5.4
Summer Showers
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
Xica
Director
1976 Movie
4.3
Joanna Francesa
Director
1973 Movie
6.0
When Carnaval Comes
Director
1972 Movie
5.8
The Heirs
Director
1970 Movie
9.0
Oito Universitários
Director
1967 Movie
6.2
Ganga Zumba
Director
1963 Movie
7.8
Five Times Favela
Director
1962 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Carlos Diegues.
7.7
Bacurau
Associate Producer
2019 Movie
7.4
Aquarius
Associate Producer
2016 Movie
7.3
Fala Sério, Mãe!
Associate Producer
2017 Movie
7.3
The Movie of My Life
Associate Producer
2017 Movie
7.2
Entranced Earth
Associate Producer
1967 Movie
7.2
Elis
Associate Producer
2016 Movie
7.0
Head Over Heels 3
Associate Producer
2019 Movie
6.6
Operações Especiais
Associate Producer
2015 Movie
6.4
Loucas pra Casar
Associate Producer
2015 Movie
6.3
Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O Filme
Associate Producer
2015 Movie
6.2
God Is Brazilian
Director
2003 Movie
6.0
Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
Associate Producer
2015 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Carlos Diegues.
7.7
Bacurau
Associate Producer
2019 Movie
7.4
Aquarius
Associate Producer
2016 Movie
5.4
Orfeu
Director
1999 Movie
Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
as Self
2017 Movie
4.8
Bufo & Spallanzani
Associate Producer
2001 Movie
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
7.2
Elis
Associate Producer
2016 Movie
8.1
Malês
Associate Producer
2025 Movie
7.2
Entranced Earth
Associate Producer
1967 Movie
5.6
Pitanga
as Self
2016 Movie
7.3
The Movie of My Life
Associate Producer
2017 Movie
6.2
The Suns of Easter Island
1972 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Carlos Diegues.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Carlos Diegues.
8.1
Malês
Associate Producer
2025 Movie
6.5
White House
Associate Producer
2025 Movie
7.2
Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll
Producer
2024 Movie
6.8
Suspension Points
Associate Producer
2022 Movie
5.4
Uma Pitada de Sorte
Associate Producer
2022 Movie
5.9
45 do Segundo Tempo
Associate Producer
2022 Movie
5.3
Our Children
Associate Producer
2022 Movie
6.9
Juntos e Enrolados
Associate Producer
2021 Movie
6.7
Insensate
Associate Producer
2021 Movie
8.0
Dr. Gama
Producer
2021 Movie
7.0
Verlust
Associate Producer
2020 Movie
5.2
De Perto Ela Não é Normal
Associate Producer
2020 Movie
5.6
Não Vamos Pagar Nada
Associate Producer
2020 Movie
4.7
Burning Night
Associate Producer
2020 Movie
6.4
Three Summers
Associate Producer
2020 Movie
7.1
O Juízo
Associate Producer
2019 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Carlos Diegues.
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
as Self
2024 Movie
9.0
Tributo: Zezé Motta
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta
as Self
2023 Movie
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
The Good Cinema
as Self
2021 Movie
Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude
as Self
2020 Movie
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
Arroz, Feijão e Cinema
as Self
2020 Movie
Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
as Self
2019 Movie
10.0
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self
2019 Movie
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self
2019 Movie
6.1
Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Carlos Diegues.
