DIRECTOR · FROM MACEIÓ, BRAZIL
Carlos Diegues
1940–202540 credits since 19622 coming up
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ABOUT CARLOS
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born19 May 1940
Died14 February 2025
BirthplaceMaceió, Brazil
Known forDirecting
On Cineora15 of 37 titles
Known for
The titles people know Carlos from.
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What Carlos is working on next.
God Is Still BrazilianDirectorOut Nov 2026- Cine Teatro IrisDirectorDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 15
- Average IMDb
- 6.5
- Highest rated
- Bye Bye BrazilIMDb 7.4
- Working since
- 1962
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
2 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
MovieProducer
MovieProducer
The 2010s
5 titles · IMDb 5.9 on averageMovieDirector · Screenplay
Director
Producer
Director · Producer
MovieProducer
The 2000s
3 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
Director · Screenplay
Director
MovieDirector · Screenplay
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 6.0 on averageMovieDirector · Writer
MovieDirector · Screenplay
Director · Writer
The 1980s
5 titles · IMDb 6.9 on averageMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
Screenplay
Director · Writer
MovieDirector · Writer · Producer
MovieDirector · Writer
The 1970s
9 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Story
Executive Producer
MovieDirector · Screenplay
MovieDirector · Writer
The Star Rises
Not on CineoraWriter
MovieDirector · Screenplay
Director · Screenplay · Story
Director · Writer · Producer
The 1960s
6 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Producer
Writer
Director
Director · Screenplay · Producer
Director · Writer · Producer
MovieDirector · Writer
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Carlos’s titles.
Zezé MottaTieta of Agreste, Orfeu and 4 more
Sílvio GuindaneOrfeu, Simonal and 4 more
Stepan NercessianGod Is Brazilian, Orfeu and 4 more
CleoOperações Especiais, Any Stray Cat 2 and 2 more
Hugo CarvanaEntranced Earth, God Is Brazilian and 2 more
Rodolfo ArenaBye Bye Brazil, Xica and 2 more
Ingrid GuimarãesLoucas pra Casar, Fala Sério, Mãe! and 2 more
Paulo Cursino
