Carlos Diegues

Carlos Diegues (1940, Maceió, Brazil), better known as 'Cacá', was first a film critic and poet. In the sixties he was one of the first representatives of Brazil's Cinema Novo. His Xica da Silva (1976) was one of Brazil's greatest box-offices successes.

Filmography

Fuga (1959, short), Brasilia (1960, short), Domingo (1961, short), Escola de smaba (1962, short), Ganga Zumba (1964), A grande cidade (1966), Oito universitarios (1967, short), Os herdeiros (1969), Receita de futebol (1971, short), Quando o carnaval chegar (1972), Joanna Francesca (1973), Cinema Iris (1974, short), José Carlos Pace (1975, short), Xica da Silva (1976), Chuvas de verao (1978), Bye Bye Brazil (1979), Quilombo (1984), Batalha do alimentaçao (1985, short), Batalha do transporte (1986, short), Um trem para as estrelas (1987), Dies melhores virao (1988), Veja esta cançao (1994), Tieta do Agreste (1996), Orfeu (1999)