Directing · b. 1940 · Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

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.

Directed
God Is Still Brazilian 2026 The Great Mystical Circus 2018 River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis 2013 VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro 2013 The Greatest Love of All 2006 Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra 2006 God Is Brazilian 2003 Orfeu 1999 Tieta of Agreste 1996 Rio's Love Song 1994 Better Days Ahead 1989 Subway to the Stars 1987 Quilombo 1984 Bye Bye Brazil 1980 Summer Showers 1978 Xica 1976 Joanna Francesa 1973 When Carnaval Comes 1972 The Heirs 1970 Un Séjour 1970 Oito Universitários 1967 The Big City 1966 Ganga Zumba 1963 Five Times Favela 1962
Acting
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” Self 2024 Tributo: Zezé Motta Self 2024 Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta Self 2023 Quando a Coisa Vira Outra Self (archive footage) 2022 The Good Cinema Self 2021 Arroz, Feijão e Cinema Self 2020 Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude Self 2020 Candango: Memoirs from a Festival Self 2020 Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos Self 2019 Memórias do Grupo Opinião Self 2019 Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta Self 2019 Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone 2017 Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century Self 2017 Pitanga Self 2016 Cinema Novo Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2016 Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema Self 2015 Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro Self 2015 Dossiê Jango Self 2013 Consideração do Poema 2011 Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro Self (archive footage) 2011 Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas Self 2009 Depois do Transe Self 2006 Referências Self 2006 Looking for Black Orpheus Self 2005 Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova Self 2005 Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth Self / Interviewee 2003 At the Edge of the Earth Self 2002 1968 - Without Losing Tenderness Self 2001 For All - O Trampolim da Vitória 1998 Dib Self 1997
Other Credits
Malês Associate Producer 2025 White House Associate Producer 2025 Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll Producer 2024 Suspension Points Associate Producer 2022 Uma Pitada de Sorte Associate Producer 2022 45 do Segundo Tempo Associate Producer 2022 Our Children Associate Producer 2022 Juntos e Enrolados Associate Producer 2021 Insensate Associate Producer 2021 Dr. Gama Producer 2021 Verlust Associate Producer 2020 De Perto Ela Não é Normal Associate Producer 2020 Não Vamos Pagar Nada Associate Producer 2020 Burning Night Associate Producer 2020 Three Summers Associate Producer 2020 O Juízo Associate Producer 2019 Os Parças 2 Associate Producer 2019 Vai que Cola 2: O Começo Associate Producer 2019 Bacurau Associate Producer 2019 O Amor Dá Trabalho Associate Producer 2019
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