Person

Carlos Diegues

Directing · 1940–2025 · Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

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.

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  Spécial cinéma

  Self

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  Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  Self

• Mais Luz

  1986

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  Pobre Príncipe Encantado

  Screenstory

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  Bacurau

  Associate Producer

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  Adorável Trapalhão

  Writer

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  River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis

  Director

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  Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

  Self

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  O Juízo

  Associate Producer

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  Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

  himself

• 2026God Is Still BrazilianDirector
• 2026Little CreaturesAssociate Producer
• 2026Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonhahimself
• 2025MalêsAssociate Producer
• 2025Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um PersonagemSelf
• 20251961Self
• 2025White HouseAssociate Producer
• 2024Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”Self
• 2024Turn It Up, It's Rock 'n' RollProducer
• 2024Tributo: Zezé MottaSelf
• 2023Roberto Farias - Memórias de um CineastaSelf
• 2022Suspension PointsAssociate Producer
• 2022Quando a Coisa Vira OutraSelf (archive footage)
• 2022Uma Pitada de SorteAssociate Producer
• 202245 do Segundo TempoAssociate Producer
• 2022Our ChildrenAssociate Producer
• 2022O Canto Livre de Nara LeãoSelf
• 2021Juntos e EnroladosAssociate Producer
• 2021InsensateAssociate Producer
• 2021Dr. GamaProducer
• 2021The Good CinemaSelf
• 2020Torquato, Imagem da IncompletudeSelf
• 2020VerlustAssociate Producer
• 2020De Perto Ela Não é NormalAssociate Producer
• 2020Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalSelf
• 2020Não Vamos Pagar NadaAssociate Producer
• 2020Burning NightAssociate Producer
• 2020Three SummersAssociate Producer
• 2020Arroz, Feijão e CinemaSelf
• 2019O JuízoAssociate Producer
• 2019Os Parças 2Associate Producer
• 2019Vai que Cola 2: O ComeçoAssociate Producer
• 2019BacurauAssociate Producer
• 2019O Amor Dá TrabalhoAssociate Producer
• 2019SimonalAssociate Producer
• 2019Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do PoetaSelf
• 2019Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosSelf
• 2019Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoSelf
• 2019Head Over Heels 3Associate Producer
• 2018The Great Mystical CircusDirector
• 2018Running AfterAssociate Producer
• 2017Fala Sério, Mãe!Associate Producer
• 2017Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone
• 2017Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator GirlAssociate Producer
• 2017João, o MaestroAssociate Producer
• 2017The Movie of My LifeAssociate Producer
• 2017Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturySelf
• 2017Party Crashers 2Associate Producer
• 2017Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a HollywoodAssociate Producer
• 2016ElisAssociate Producer
• 2016O Shaolin do SertãoAssociate Producer
• 2016PitangaSelf
• 2016A Boyfriend for My WifeAssociate Producer
• 2016AquariusAssociate Producer
• 2016Cinema NovoSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• 2016Um Suburbano SortudoAssociate Producer
• 2015Till Luck Do Us: Part 3Associate Producer
• 2015Operações EspeciaisAssociate Producer
• 2015Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo BárbaroSelf
• 2015Drop Dead GorgeousAssociate Producer
• 2015Little Book of Love 2Associate Producer
• 2015Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O FilmeAssociate Producer
• 2015Tudo Por Amor ao CinemaSelf
• 2015Any Stray Cat 2Associate Producer
• 2015Loucas pra CasarAssociate Producer
• 2014A Noite da ViradaAssociate Producer
• 2014GetulioAssociate Producer
• 2013River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope FrancisDirector
• 2013Dossiê JangoSelf
• 2013Giovanni ImprottaVizinho
• 2013VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiroDirector
• 2011Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema BrasileiroSelf (archive footage)
• 2011Consideração do Poema
• 20105x Favela, Now by OurselvesProducer
• 2010BróderAssociate Producer
• 2009Em Quadro: A História de 4 Negros nas TelasSelf
• 2006The Greatest Love of AllDirector
• 2006Nenhum Motivo Explica a GuerraDirector
• 2006Depois do TranseSelf
• 2006ReferênciasSelf
• 2005Looking for Black OrpheusSelf
• 2005Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa NovaSelf
• 2003Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthSelf / Interviewee
• 2003God Is BrazilianDirector
• 2002At the Edge of the EarthSelf
• 2001Bufo & SpallanzaniAssociate Producer
• 20011968 - Without Losing TendernessSelf
• 1999OrfeuDirector
• 1998For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
• 1997DibSelf
• 1997Nelson SargentoSelf
• 1996Tieta of AgresteScreenplay
• 1994Rio's Love Song
• 1991Que Viva Glauber!
• 1989Better Days AheadDirector
• 1989Alex Viany - Um Documentário em VídeoSelf
• 1988Luzia HomemScreenplay
• 1987Subway to the StarsDirector
• 1986Mais Luz
• 1984QuilomboDirector
• 1984Making of - QuilomboSelf
• 1984Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchmanhimself
• 1984Claves, 2: We will return youngerhimself
• 1984Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother countrySelf
• 1980Cinématon IXN°83
• 1980Bye Bye BrazilWriter
• 1980FênixSelf
• 1979Na Boca do MundoStory
• 1978Ponto das ErvasExecutive Producer
• 1978Summer ShowersHomem lendo jornal
• 1976XicaDirector
• 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
• 1974The Star RisesWriter
• 1974Spécial cinémaSelf
• 1973Joanna FrancesaDirector
• 1972The Suns of Easter Island
• 1972When Carnaval ComesDirector
• 1970The HeirsDirector
• 1970Un SéjourDirector
• 1969Pobre Príncipe EncantadoScreenstory
• 1968CapituProducer
• 1967Adorável TrapalhãoWriter
• 1967Entranced EarthAssociate Producer
• 1967Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema NovoSelf
• 1967Oito UniversitáriosDirector
• 1966The Big CityProducer
• 1965O CircoEditor
• 1963Ganga ZumbaDirector
• 1962Five Times FavelaDirector
• —Cine Teatro IrisDirector