Directing
Carlos Diegues
Born May 19, 1940 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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.
Directed Films
4.4
The Great Mystical Circus
2018·Drama
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River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis
2013·Documentary
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VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
2013·Documentary
5.9
The Greatest Love of All
2006·Drama
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Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
2006·Documentary
6.3
God Is Brazilian
2003·Adventure
5.4
Orfeu
1999·Drama
6.7
Tieta of Agreste
1996·Comedy
6.1
Rio's Love Song
1994·Drama
6.8
Better Days Ahead
1989·Comedy
6.3
Subway to the Stars
1987·Drama
6.9
Quilombo
1984·History
6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
1980·Drama
5.7
Summer Showers
1978·Drama
7.0
Xica
1976·History
4.6
Joanna Francesa
1973·Drama
6.1
When Carnaval Comes
1972·Comedy
6.4
The Heirs
1970·Drama
9.0
Oito Universitários
1967·Documentary
6.2
The Big City
1966·Drama
6.6
Ganga Zumba
1963·Drama
7.9
Five Times Favela
1962·Drama
Also Appeared In
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Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha
2026·Documentary
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Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
2024·Documentary
9.0
Tributo: Zezé Motta
2024·Documentary
7.0
Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta
2023·Documentary
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Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022·Documentary
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The Good Cinema
2021·Documentary
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Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude
2020·Documentary
5.0
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
2020·Documentary
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Arroz, Feijão e Cinema
2020·Documentary
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Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta
2019·Documentary
10.0
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
2019·Documentary
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019·Documentary