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Carlos Diegues

Carlos Diegues

Producer, director, writer and actor · Died February 14, 2025, aged 84 · 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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 19, 1940
Died
February 14, 2025 (aged 84)
From
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Carlos Diegues' films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
27%
Power
20%
Self
17%
Bonds
14%
Morality
10%
Ideas
10%
Survival
4%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Warm
6
Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
6
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carlos Diegues' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carlos Diegues' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

89 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 44 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • God Is Still Brazilian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Little Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Associate Producer

  • Malês (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Associate Producer

  • White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Associate Producer

  • Aumenta que é Rock'n'Roll(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Suspension Points (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Associate Producer

  • Uma Pitada de Sorte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Associate Producer

  • 45 do Segundo Tempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Associate Producer

  • Juntos e Enrolados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Associate Producer

  • Insensate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Associate Producer

  • Dr. Gama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Verlust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Associate Producer

  • De Perto Ela Não é Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Associate Producer

  • Não Vamos Pagar Nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Associate Producer

  • Burning Night(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Three Summers(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Our Children(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • O Juízo(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Os Parças 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer

  • Vai que Cola 2: O Começo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer

  • Bacurau(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • O Amor Dá Trabalho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer

  • Simonal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer

  • Head Over Heels 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer

  • The Great Mystical Circus(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Running After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Associate Producer

  • Fala Sério, Mãe! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Associate Producer

  • Asdrúbal Trouxe o Trombone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Don't Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Associate Producer

  • João, o Maestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Associate Producer

  • The Movie of My Life(2017)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Associate Producer

  • Party Crashers 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Associate Producer

  • Elis(2016)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • O Shaolin do Sertão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Associate Producer

  • A Boyfriend for My Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Associate Producer

  • Aquarius(2016)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Um Suburbano Sortudo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Associate Producer

  • Till Luck Do Us Part 3(2015)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Operações Especiais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Associate Producer

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Associate Producer

  • Little Book of Love 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Associate Producer

  • Meu Passado Me Condena 2: O Filme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Associate Producer

  • Qualquer Gato Vira-Lata 2(2015)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Loucas pra Casar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Associate Producer

  • A Noite da Virada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Associate Producer

  • Getulio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Associate Producer

  • River of Faith - An Encounter with Pope Francis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Giovanni Improtta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer · as Vizinho

  • VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer

  • Consideração do Poema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 5x Favela, Now by Ourselves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Bróder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Associate Producer

  • The Greatest Love of All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Nenhum Motivo Explica a Guerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • God Is Brazilian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bufo & Spallanzani(2001)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Orfeu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer

  • For All - O Trampolim da Vitória (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Tieta of Agreste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Co-Producer · Screenplay

  • Rio's Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Better Days Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Luzia Homem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • Subway to the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • Mais Luz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Quilombo(1984)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Cinématon IX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as N°83

  • Bye Bye Brazil(1980)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Na Boca do Mundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Story

  • Ponto das Ervas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Summer Showers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Screenplay · as Homem lendo jornal

  • Xica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer

  • The Star Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • Joanna Francesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Suns of Easter Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • When Carnaval Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Associate Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • The Heirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Un Séjour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Pobre Príncipe Encantado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenstory

  • Capitu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Adorável Trapalhão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Entranced Earth(1967)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Oito Universitários (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • The Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • O Circo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Editor

  • Ganga Zumba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Five Times Favela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Writer

  • Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Cine Teatro Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 89 titles, 86 of them dated from 1962 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Till Luck Do Us Part 3 (2015)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Bacurau (2019)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 89: 7 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting25 of 89: 6 only directing, 19 with another roleWriting23 of 89: 5 only writing, 18 with another roleProducing59 of 89: 50 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thEditing1 of 89: 1 only editing, 0 with another role

89 titles, 20 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1960s9 · crew1970s10 · 2 acting · 9 crew1980s7 · 2 acting · 5 crew1990s4 · 2 acting · 3 crew2000s4 · crew2010s37 · 3 acting · 35 crew2020s15 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Carlos Diegues' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Aquarius (2016)

74th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Bacurau (2019)

Midcredits 92nd · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Carlos Diegues work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carlos Diegues' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mair Tavares shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles