
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1940-05-19
Deathday
2025-02-14
Place of Birth
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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.
Known For

Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone

Cinema Novo
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The Suns of Easter Island

Summer Showers
as Homem lendo jornal

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
as Self

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
as Self / Interviewee

At the Edge of the Earth
as Self

Rio's Love Song

Giovanni Improtta
as Vizinho

Pitanga
as Self