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Carlos Diegues(1940-2025)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Carlos Diegues
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Carlos Diegues was born on 19 May 1940 in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. He was a producer and director, known for Xica (1976), O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006) and Better Days Ahead (1989). He was married to Renata Maria de Almeida Magalhães and Nara Leão. He died on 14 February 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BornMay 19, 1940
DiedFebruary 14, 2025(84)
BornMay 19, 1940
DiedFebruary 14, 2025(84)
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  • Awards
    • 22 wins & 14 nominations total

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Known for

Walmor Chagas, Altair Lima, Elke Maravilha, and Zezé Motta in Xica (1976)
Xica
7.0
Movie
  • Director
  • 1976
O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006)
O Maior Amor do Mundo
6.6
Movie
  • Director
  • 2006
Better Days Ahead (1989)
Better Days Ahead
6.9
Movie
  • Producer
  • 1989
Joanna Francesa (1973)
Joanna Francesa
6.1
Movie
  • Director
  • 1973

Credits

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Producer

  • Aumenta que é Rock'n'Roll (2024)
    Aumenta que é Rock'n'Roll
    7.2
    • co-producer
    • 2024
  • Isabél Zuaa in Lilith (2022)
    Lilith
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 2022
  • Juntos e Enrolados (2022)
    Juntos e Enrolados
    5.3
    • associate producer (as Cacá Diegues)
    • 2022
  • Dr. Gama (2021)
    Dr. Gama
    7.2
    • associate producer
    • 2021
  • Capitu and the Chapter (2021)
    Capitu and the Chapter
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 2021
  • Angélica, Henri Castelli, Ricardo Pereira, Heloísa Périssé, Suzana Pires, Marcelo Serrado, Ivete Sangalo, Samantha Schmütz, and Gaby Amarantos in De Perto Ela Não é Normal (2020)
    De Perto Ela Não é Normal
    5.3
    • associate producer
    • 2020
  • Andrea Beltrão and Marina Lima in Verlust (2020)
    Verlust
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 2020
  • Our Children (2019)
    Our Children
    6.6
    • associate producer
    • 2019
  • Three Summers (2019)
    Three Summers
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 2019
  • O Amor Dá Trabalho (2019)
    O Amor Dá Trabalho
    5.5
    • associate producer
    • 2019
  • Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Brian Townes, Julia Marie Peterson, Thomás Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Bárbara Colen, and Lia de Itamaracá in Bacurau (2019)
    Bacurau
    7.3
    • associate producer
    • 2019
  • Running After (2018)
    Running After
    6.5
    • associate producer
    • 2018
  • Domingo (2018)
    Domingo
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 2018
  • Cauã Reymond and Tatá Werneck in Uma Quase Dupla (2018)
    Uma Quase Dupla
    5.2
    • associate producer
    • 2018
  • Teu Mundo Não Cabe Nos Meus Olhos (2018)
    Teu Mundo Não Cabe Nos Meus Olhos
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 2018

Director

  • Deus Ainda é Brasileiro
    • Director
    • Post-production
    • 2025
  • The Great Mystical Circus (2018)
    The Great Mystical Circus
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Material Bruto
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Vinte - RioFilme, 20 Anos de Cinema Brasileiro (2013)
    Vinte - RioFilme, 20 Anos de Cinema Brasileiro
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Rio de fé (2013)
    Rio de fé
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Micael Borges and Paulo Mathias Jr. in Brasil que Vale (2007)
    Brasil que Vale
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007–2008
  • Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra (2006)
    Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006
  • O Maior Amor do Mundo (2006)
    O Maior Amor do Mundo
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Antônio Fagundes in Deus é Brasileiro (2003)
    Deus é Brasileiro
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Orfeu (1999)
    Orfeu
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Tieta of Agreste (1996)
    Tieta of Agreste
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Rio's Love Song (1994)
    Rio's Love Song
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Augusto Licks, Engenheiros do Hawaii, Humberto Gessinger, and Carlos Maltz in Engenheiros do Hawaii: O Exército de Um Homem Só I (1991)
    Engenheiros do Hawaii: O Exército de Um Homem Só I
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Better Days Ahead (1989)
    Better Days Ahead
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Guilherme Fontes in Subway to the Stars (1987)
    Subway to the Stars
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Quilombo (1984)
    Quilombo
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1984

Writer

  • Deus Ainda é Brasileiro
    • written by
    • Post-production
    • 2025
  • The Great Mystical Circus (2018)
    The Great Mystical Circus
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • Bode de Natal (2016)
    Bode de Natal
    TV Movie
    • supervising writer
    • 2016
  • Antônio Fagundes in Deus é Brasileiro (2003)
    Deus é Brasileiro
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 2003
  • Orfeu (1999)
    Orfeu
    5.5
    • writer
    • 1999
  • Tieta of Agreste (1996)
    Tieta of Agreste
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Rio's Love Song (1994)
    Rio's Love Song
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Better Days Ahead (1989)
    Better Days Ahead
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Luiza Falcão in Luzia (1988)
    Luzia
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Guilherme Fontes in Subway to the Stars (1987)
    Subway to the Stars
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Quilombo (1984)
    Quilombo
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Betty Faria, Fábio Jr., José Wilker, and Zaira Zambelli in Bye Bye Brazil (1980)
    Bye Bye Brazil
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Na Boca do Mundo (1978)
    Na Boca do Mundo
    7.1
    • story
    • 1978
  • Summer Showers (1978)
    Summer Showers
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Walmor Chagas, Altair Lima, Elke Maravilha, and Zezé Motta in Xica (1976)
    Xica
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Betty Faria in Rising Star (1974)
    Rising Star
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1974

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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Cacá Diegues
  • Born
    • May 19, 1940
    • Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
  • Died
    • February 14, 2025
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(complications from surgery)
  • Spouses
      Renata Maria de Almeida Magalhães1982 - February 14, 2025 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Flora Diegues
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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    He shares the birthday with another Brazilian director, Jayme Monjardim.
  • Nickname
    • Cacá

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