Born 1940 (age 84) · Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Appears in 129 titles

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.

Filmography

God Is Brazilian
6.3
God Is Brazilian
2003
Director
Bye Bye Brazil
6.8
Bye Bye Brazil
1980
Director
The Great Mystical Circus
4.4
The Great Mystical Circus
2018
Director
Orfeu
5.4
Orfeu
1999
Director
Tieta of Agreste
6.7
Tieta of Agreste
1996
Director
Xica
7.0
Xica
1976
Director
Better Days Ahead
6.8
Better Days Ahead
1989
Director
Quilombo
6.9
Quilombo
1984
Director
Summer Showers
5.7
Summer Showers
1978
Director
Joanna Francesa
4.5
Joanna Francesa
1973
Director
Five Times Favela
7.9
Five Times Favela
1962
Director
Ganga Zumba
6.6
Ganga Zumba
1963
Director
When Carnaval Comes
6.1
When Carnaval Comes
1972
Director
The Greatest Love of All
5.9
The Greatest Love of All
2006
Director
Subway to the Stars
6.3
Subway to the Stars
1987
Director
Rio's Love Song
6.1
Rio's Love Song
1994
Director
The Big City
6.2
The Big City
1966
Director
The Heirs
6.4
The Heirs
1970
Director
Oito Universitários
9.0
Oito Universitários
1967
Director
God Is Still Brazilian
2026
Director