Directing
Carlos Diegues
Born 1940-05-19
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Department: Directing
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Carlos Diegues
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Bacurau
2019
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Aquarius
2016
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TV
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Spécial cinéma
1974
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Fala Sério, Mãe!
2017
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TV
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
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Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O Filme
2015
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Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
2015
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Loucas pra Casar
2015
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God Is Brazilian
2003
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Elis
2016
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (162 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | God Is Still Brazilian | Director | Movie | 2026 |
 | Little Creatures | Associate Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Malês | Associate Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | 1961 | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | White House | Associate Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Tributo: Zezé Motta | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Suspension Points | Associate Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Quando a Coisa Vira Outra | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Uma Pitada de Sorte | Associate Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | 45 do Segundo Tempo | Associate Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | O Canto Livre de Nara Leão | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Juntos e Enrolados | Associate Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Insensate | Associate Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Dr. Gama | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Good Cinema | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Verlust | Associate Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | De Perto Ela Não é Normal | Associate Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Candango: Memoirs from a Festival | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Não Vamos Pagar Nada | Associate Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Burning Night | Associate Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Three Summers | Associate Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Arroz, Feijão e Cinema | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Our Children | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | O Juízo | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Os Parças 2 | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Vai que Cola 2: O Começo | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Bacurau | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | O Amor Dá Trabalho | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Simonal | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Memórias do Grupo Opinião | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Head Over Heels 3 | Associate Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Great Mystical Circus | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| The Great Mystical Circus | Screenplay | Movie | 2018 |
 | Running After | Associate Producer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Fala Sério, Mãe! | Associate Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl | Associate Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | João, o Maestro | Associate Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Movie of My Life | Associate Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | Party Crashers 2 | Associate Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood | Associate Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Elis | Associate Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | O Shaolin do Sertão | Associate Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Pitanga | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | A Boyfriend for My Wife | Associate Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Aquarius | Associate Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Cinema Novo | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Um Suburbano Sortudo | Associate Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Till Luck Do Us: Part 3 | Associate Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Operações Especiais | Associate Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Associate Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Little Book of Love 2 | Associate Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O Filme | Associate Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Any Stray Cat 2 | Associate Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Loucas pra Casar | Associate Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | A Noite da Virada | Associate Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Getulio | Associate Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis | Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | Dossiê Jango | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | Giovanni Improtta | Vizinho | Movie | 2013 |
| Giovanni Improtta | Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro | Director | Movie | 2013 |
| VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro | Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Consideração do Poema | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | 5x Favela, Now by Ourselves | Producer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Bróder | Associate Producer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Greatest Love of All | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| The Greatest Love of All | Screenplay | Movie | 2006 |
 | Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra | Director | Movie | 2006 |
 | Depois do Transe | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Referências | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Looking for Black Orpheus | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth | Self / Interviewee | Movie | 2003 |
 | God Is Brazilian | Director | Movie | 2003 |
| God Is Brazilian | Screenplay | Movie | 2003 |
 | At the Edge of the Earth | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Bufo & Spallanzani | Associate Producer | Movie | 2001 |
 | 1968 - Without Losing Tenderness | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Orfeu | Director | Movie | 1999 |
| Orfeu | Writer | Movie | 1999 |
 | For All - O Trampolim da Vitória | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 |
 | Dib | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | Nelson Sargento | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | Tieta of Agreste | Director | Movie | 1996 |
| Tieta of Agreste | Screenplay | Movie | 1996 |
| Tieta of Agreste | Co-Producer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Rio's Love Song | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
| Rio's Love Song | Director | Movie | 1994 |
| Rio's Love Song | Writer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Que Viva Glauber! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | Better Days Ahead | Director | Movie | 1989 |
| Better Days Ahead | Writer | Movie | 1989 |
| Better Days Ahead | Producer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | Luzia Homem | Screenplay | Movie | 1988 |
 | Subway to the Stars | Director | Movie | 1987 |
| Subway to the Stars | Writer | Movie | 1987 |
| Mais Luz | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Quilombo | Director | Movie | 1984 |
| Quilombo | Writer | Movie | 1984 |
| Quilombo | Producer | Movie | 1984 |
| Making of - Quilombo | Self | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman | himself | Movie | 1984 |
| Claves, 2: We will return younger | himself | Movie | 1984 |
| Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother country | Self | Movie | 1984 |
| Cinématon IX | N°83 | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Filmando Bye Bye Brasil | Self | Movie | 1980 |
 | Bye Bye Brazil | Director | Movie | 1980 |
| Bye Bye Brazil | Writer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Fênix | Self | Movie | 1980 |
 | Na Boca do Mundo | Story | Movie | 1979 |
 | Ponto das Ervas | Executive Producer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Summer Showers | Homem lendo jornal | Movie | 1978 |
| Summer Showers | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| Summer Showers | Screenplay | Movie | 1978 |
 | Xica | Director | Movie | 1976 |
| Xica | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
| The Star Rises | Writer | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Spécial cinéma | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Joanna Francesa | Director | Movie | 1973 |
| Joanna Francesa | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Suns of Easter Island | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | When Carnaval Comes | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| When Carnaval Comes | Screenplay | Movie | 1972 |
| When Carnaval Comes | Story | Movie | 1972 |
| When Carnaval Comes | Associate Producer | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Heirs | Director | Movie | 1970 |
| The Heirs | Writer | Movie | 1970 |
| The Heirs | Producer | Movie | 1970 |
| Un Séjour | Director | Movie | 1970 | |
 | Pobre Príncipe Encantado | Screenstory | Movie | 1969 |
 | Capitu | Producer | Movie | 1968 |
 | Adorável Trapalhão | Writer | Movie | 1967 |
 | Entranced Earth | Associate Producer | Movie | 1967 |
 | Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo | Self | Movie | 1967 |
 | Oito Universitários | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Big City | Producer | Movie | 1966 |
| The Big City | Director | Movie | 1966 |
| The Big City | Screenplay | Movie | 1966 |
 | O Circo | Editor | Movie | 1965 |
 | Ganga Zumba | Director | Movie | 1963 |
| Ganga Zumba | Writer | Movie | 1963 |
| Ganga Zumba | Producer | Movie | 1963 |
 | Five Times Favela | Director | Movie | 1962 |
| Five Times Favela | Writer | Movie | 1962 |
| Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Cine Teatro Iris | Director | Movie | — |