Carlos Diegues

Carlos Diegues

Directing

Born May 19, 1940 · Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

25 films as director · Active 1962–2026

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

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Mais Luz

1986

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”

2024

Fênix

Fênix

1980

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

1984

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

2017

Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother country

Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother country

1984

Directed(25)

2026God Is Still Brazilian

The Great Mystical Circus

2018The Great Mystical Circus★ 4.4

River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis

2013River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis

VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro

2013VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro

The Greatest Love of All

2006The Greatest Love of All★ 5.9

Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

2006Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra

God Is Brazilian

2003God Is Brazilian★ 6.3

Orfeu

1999Orfeu★ 5.4

Tieta of Agreste

1996Tieta of Agreste★ 6.7

Rio's Love Song

1994Rio's Love Song★ 6.1

Better Days Ahead

1989Better Days Ahead★ 6.8

Subway to the Stars

1987Subway to the Stars★ 6.3

Quilombo

1984Quilombo★ 6.9

Bye Bye Brazil

1980Bye Bye Brazil★ 6.8

Summer Showers

1978Summer Showers★ 5.7

Xica

1976Xica★ 7.0

Joanna Francesa

1973Joanna Francesa★ 4.5

When Carnaval Comes

1972When Carnaval Comes★ 6.1

The Heirs

1970The Heirs★ 6.4

Oito Universitários

1967Oito Universitários★ 9.0

The Big City

1966The Big City★ 6.2

Ganga Zumba

1963Ganga Zumba★ 6.6

Five Times Favela

1962Five Times Favela★ 7.9

—Cine Teatro Iris

Acting(51)

2026Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonhahimself

2025Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um PersonagemSelf

2024Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”Self

2024Tributo: Zezé MottaSelf

2023Roberto Farias - Memórias de um CineastaSelf

2022Quando a Coisa Vira OutraSelf (archive footage)

2022O Canto Livre de Nara LeãoSelf

2021The Good CinemaSelf

2020Torquato, Imagem da IncompletudeSelf

2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf

2020Arroz, Feijão e CinemaSelf

2019Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do PoetaSelf

2019Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosSelf

2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf

2017Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

2017Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturySelf

2016PitangaSelf

2016Cinema NovoSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2015Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo BárbaroSelf

2015Tudo Por Amor ao CinemaSelf

2013Dossiê JangoSelf

2013Giovanni ImprottaVizinho

2011Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema BrasileiroSelf (archive footage)

2011Consideração do Poema

2009Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas TelasSelf

2006Depois do TranseSelf

2006ReferênciasSelf

2005Looking for Black OrpheusSelf

2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf

2003Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthSelf / Interviewee

2002At the Edge of the EarthSelf

20011968 - Without Losing TendernessSelf

1998For All - O Trampolim da Vitória

1997Nelson SargentoSelf

1994Rio's Love Song

1991Que Viva Glauber!

1989Alex Viany - Um Documentário em VídeoSelf

1984Making of - QuilomboSelf

1984Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchmanhimself

1984Claves, 2: We will return youngerhimself

1984Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother countrySelf

1980Cinématon IXN°83

1978Summer ShowersHomem lendo jornal

1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf

1974Spécial cinémaSelf

1972The Suns of Easter Island

1967Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema NovoSelf

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