Deceased

How Did Carlos Diegues Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asCarlos DieguesGenderMaleNationalityBrazilBorn19/05/1940Born inMaceió, Alagoas, BrazilDied14/02/2025 (aged 84)Died inRio de JaneiroCausepostoperative complicationsWikidataQ961416 ↗TMDb#112117 ↗

Carlos Diegues was a Brazilian film director, best known as a member of the Cinema Novo movement. He was popularly known for his unconventional, yet intriguing film techniques among other film producers of the Cinema Novo movement. Diegues was also widely known for his dynamic use of visuals, ideas, plots, themes, and other cinematic techniques. He incorporated many musical acts in his film as he favored musical pieces to be complementary to his ideas.

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Filmography24 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como SonhaMovie	Self	86
2025	1961Series	Self	85
2023	Roberto Farias - Memórias de um CineastaMovie	Self	83
2020	Candango: Memoirs from a FestivalMovie	Self	80
2019	Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and ChaosMovie	Self	79
2019	Memórias do Grupo OpiniãoMovie	Self	79
2017	Brazilian Cinema in the 20th CenturyMovie	Self	77
2016	Cinema NovoMovie	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	76
2016	PitangaMovie	Self	76
2015	Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo BárbaroMovie	Self	75
2015	Tudo Por Amor ao CinemaMovie	Self	75
2013	Dossiê JangoMovie	Self	73
2013	Giovanni ImprottaMovie	Vizinho	73
2011	Glauber Rocha em Defesa do Cinema BrasileiroMovie	Self (archive footage)	71
2006	Depois do TranseMovie	Self	66
2003	Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's LabyrinthMovie	Self / Interviewee	63
1998	For All - O Trampolim da VitóriaMovie	—	58
1997	Nelson SargentoMovie	Self	57
1991	Que Viva Glauber!Movie	Self	51
1989	Alex Viany - Um Documentário em VídeoMovie	Self	49
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries	Self	35
1974	Spécial cinémaSeries	Self	34
1972	The Suns of Easter IslandMovie	—	32
1967	Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema NovoMovie	Self	27