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Carlos Diegues
Directing
Born May 19, 1940 · Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Died February 14, 2025
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.
Awards & recognition
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) · 2013
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Filmography13 titles
Bacurau
2019Associate Producer
2019Associate Producer
Aquarius
2016Associate Producer
2016Associate Producer
The Movie of My Life
2017Associate Producer
2017Associate Producer
Elis
2016Associate Producer
2016Associate Producer
Quilombo
1984Director, Producer, Writer
1984Director, Producer, Writer
Bye Bye Brazil
1980Director, Writer
1980Director, Writer
Cinema Novo
2016as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Three Summers
2019Associate Producer
2019Associate Producer
Subway to the Stars
1987Director, Writer
1987Director, Writer
Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl
2017Associate Producer
2017Associate Producer
Our Children
2019Associate Producer
2019Associate Producer
Burning Night
2019Associate Producer
2019Associate Producer
The Great Mystical Circus
2018Director, Screenplay
2018Director, Screenplay