Daniel Filho

Known for: Directing
Born: September 30, 1937, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Movies: 89

João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.

Upcoming Daniel Filho Movies

Resta Um

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

8.4

City of God

2002

7.3

Just Another Christmas

2020

6.4

If I Were You

2006

6.1

The Invisible Woman

2009

6.1

If I Were You 2

2009

7.1

Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

2004

6.0

Till Luck Do Us: Part 3

2015

6.3

Federal Bank Heist

2011

5.7

It's a Fairy!

2016

6.9

Executive Order

2022

Filmography

2026	I'm Not Your Heartthrob	Self
2026	A Fúria	Feijó
2026	(Un)control	Levi
2025	Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo	Self
2025	Tributo: Dennis Carvalho	Self
2025	Cheer to Life	Seu Ulisses
2024	Tributo: Boni	Self
2024	Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”	Self
2020	Just Another Christmas	Seu Pedro
2019	Golden Mouth	Newspaper Clerk
2018	Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites	Self
2018	What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship	Self
2017	Duas de Mim	Daniel Filho
2015	Till Luck Do Us: Part 3	Elias Barelli
2015	O Amuleto	Herminio
2014	Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2	Pai de Tita
2013	I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life	Vô
2011	Federal Bank Heist	Advogado
2009	Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado	Self
2009	Peacetime	Dr. Penna
2008	The Man Who Bottled Clouds	Self
2008	As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro	Ele mesmo
2008	Critic	Self
2006	If I Were You	Homem no Banheiro
2002	Darling Stranger	Alberto
1996	Tieta of Agreste	Mirko Stefano
1991	The Body	Man on the Plane
1988	The Story of Fausta	João
1987	Vianinha
1987	Subway to the Stars
1987	Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
1984	Mirror of Flesh	Jairo Almeida
1984	Quilombo	Fernão Carrilho
1983	Bar Esperanza	Armando
1981	The Kiss	Amado Pinheiro
1980	Elis Regina Carvalho Costa	Self
1978	Summer Showers	Geraldinho
1977	Vida, Vida	Almeida
1975	Ana, a Libertina
1975	O Casal
1973	O Descarte	Bruno (voz)
1972	Roleta Russa	Raul
1971	As Quatro Chaves Mágicas	Paulo, o irmão
1970	The Heirs	Um Americano
1969	A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
1969	O Impossível Acontece
1963	Golden Mouth	Leleco
1962	Esse Rio que Eu Amo
1962	The Unscrupulous Ones	Vavá
1961	Mulheres & Milhões
1959	Eu Sou o Tal
1957	Tem Boi na Linha
1956	Fuzileiro do Amor

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	If I Were You 3	Producer
2022	Executive Order	Producer
2020	The Silence of The Rain	Producer, Director
2019	Golden Mouth	Director, Producer
2019	Sai de Baixo: O Filme	Producer
2016	It's a Fairy!	Producer
2015	Smile, You're on Camera	Director, Producer, Writer
2014	Teen's Confessions	Director, Producer
2010	Chico Xavier	Director, Producer
2009	Peacetime	Director, Producer
2009	The Invisible Woman	Producer
2009	If I Were You 2	Director, Writer
2008	Once Upon a Time in Rio	Producer
2007	Primo Basílio	Director, Producer
2006	Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water	Director, Producer
2006	If I Were You	Director, Producer, Writer
2004	Owner of the Story	Director, Writer, Producer
2004	Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop	Producer
2004	Sexo, Amor e Traição	Producer
2002	City of God	Producer
2001	The Inheritance	Director
1996	Delicado	Director
1988	Dina Sfat na União Soviética - Perestroika	Director
1986	Hipertensão	Director
1983	O Cangaceiro Trapalhão	Director
1980	Rita Lee Jones	Director
1980	Elis Regina Carvalho Costa	Director
1980	Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo	Director
1979	Mulher 80	Director
1978	O Velho Gregório	Director
1975	O Casal	Director, Writer, Producer
1972	Dybbuk: The Demon	Director
1972	Meu Primeiro Baile	Director
1969	A Cama ao Alcance de Todos	Writer, Director
1969	Pobre Príncipe Encantado	Director, Screenplay
1969	O Impossível Acontece	Director, Producer, Writer

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