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Carlos Diegues

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Born: May 19, 1940
Died: February 14, 2025
From: Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

Also known as

Carlos Diegues

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

God Is Brazilian

Bye Bye Brazil

The Great Mystical Circus

Tieta of Agreste

Better Days Ahead

Filmography

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2026

God Is Still Brazilian

Directing (Director)

Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever

Little Creatures

Production (Associate Producer)

Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha

Acting (Self)

2025

Production (Associate Producer)

Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Acting (Self) 3 EP

White House

Production (Associate Producer)

2024

Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”

Acting (Self)

Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll

Production (Producer)

Tributo: Zezé Motta

Acting (Self)

2023

Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta

Acting (Self)

2022

Suspension Points

Production (Associate Producer)

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Uma Pitada de Sorte

Production (Associate Producer)

45 do Segundo Tempo

Production (Associate Producer)

O Canto Livre de Nara Leão

Acting (Self) 4 EP

2021

Juntos e Enrolados

Production (Associate Producer)

Production (Associate Producer)

Production (Producer)

The Good Cinema

Acting (Self)

2020

Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude

Acting (Self)

Production (Associate Producer)

De Perto Ela Não é Normal

Production (Associate Producer)

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Acting (Self)

Não Vamos Pagar Nada

Production (Associate Producer)

Burning Night

Production (Associate Producer)

Three Summers

Production (Associate Producer)

Arroz, Feijão e Cinema

Acting (Self)

2019

Our Children

Production (Associate Producer)

Production (Associate Producer)

Os Parças 2

Production (Associate Producer)