Carlos Diegues

Known for: Directing
Born: May 19, 1940, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Died: February 14, 2025
Movies: 80

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.

Upcoming Carlos Diegues Movies

God Is Still Brazilian

2026

November 26, 2026

Best-Known Movies

6.3

God Is Brazilian

2003

6.8

Bye Bye Brazil

1980

4.4

The Great Mystical Circus

2018

5.4

Orfeu

1999

6.7

Tieta of Agreste

1996

6.7

Cinema Novo

2016

6.1

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

2017

7.0

Xica

1976

6.7

Better Days Ahead

1989

8.0

Dr. Gama

2021

Filmography

2026	Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever
2026	Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha	Self
2024	Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”	Self
2024	Tributo: Zezé Motta	Self
2023	Roberto Farias - Memórias de um Cineasta	Self
2022	Quando a Coisa Vira Outra	Self (archive footage)
2021	The Good Cinema	Self
2020	Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude	Self
2020	Candango: Memoirs from a Festival	Self
2020	Arroz, Feijão e Cinema	Self
2019	Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta	Self
2019	Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos	Self
2019	Memórias do Grupo Opinião	Self
2017	Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
2017	Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century	Self
2016	Pitanga	Self
2016	Cinema Novo	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2015	Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro	Self
2015	Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema	Self
2013	Dossiê Jango	Self
2013	Giovanni Improtta	Vizinho
2011	Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema Brasileiro	Self (archive footage)
2011	Consideração do Poema
2009	Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas Telas	Self
2006	Depois do Transe	Self
2006	Referências	Self
2005	Looking for Black Orpheus	Self
2005	Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova	Self
2003	Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth	Self / Interviewee
2002	At the Edge of the Earth	Self
2001	1968 - Without Losing Tenderness	Self
1998	For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
1997	Dib	Self
1997	Nelson Sargento	Self
1994	Rio's Love Song
1991	Que Viva Glauber!	Self
1989	Alex Viany - Um Documentário em Vídeo	Self
1986	Mais Luz
1984	Making of - Quilombo	Self
1984	Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman	himself
1984	Claves, 2: We will return younger	himself
1984	Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother country	Self
1980	Cinématon IX	N°83
1980	Filmando Bye Bye Brasil	Self
1980	Fênix	Self
1978	Summer Showers	Homem lendo jornal
1972	The Suns of Easter Island
1967	Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	God Is Still Brazilian	Director
2024	Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' Roll	Producer
2021	Dr. Gama	Producer
2018	The Great Mystical Circus	Director, Screenplay
2013	River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis	Director
2013	Giovanni Improtta	Producer
2013	VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro	Director, Producer
2010	5x Favela, Now by Ourselves	Producer
2006	The Greatest Love of All	Director, Screenplay
2006	Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra	Director
2003	God Is Brazilian	Director, Screenplay
1999	Orfeu	Director, Writer
1996	Tieta of Agreste	Director, Screenplay
1994	Rio's Love Song	Director, Writer
1989	Better Days Ahead	Director, Producer, Writer
1988	Luzia Homem	Screenplay
1987	Subway to the Stars	Director, Writer
1984	Quilombo	Director, Writer, Producer
1980	Bye Bye Brazil	Director, Writer
1978	Summer Showers	Director, Screenplay
1976	Xica	Director, Writer
1974	The Star Rises	Writer
1973	Joanna Francesa	Director, Screenplay
1972	When Carnaval Comes	Director, Screenplay
1970	The Heirs	Director, Writer, Producer
1970	Un Séjour	Director
1968	Capitu	Producer
1967	Adorável Trapalhão	Writer
1967	Oito Universitários	Director
1966	The Big City	Producer, Director, Screenplay
1963	Ganga Zumba	Director, Writer, Producer
1962	Five Times Favela	Director, Writer

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