Carlos Diegues
Carlos Diegues | |
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Diegues in 2014 | |
| Born | 19 May 1940 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Died | 14 February 2025 (aged 84) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | Cacá Diegues |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1959–2025 |
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Carlos Diegues (also known as Cacá Diegues; 19 May 1940 – 14 February 2025) was a Brazilian movie director.[1] He was best known as a member of the Cinema Novo movement.[2] In 2018, Diegues was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[3]
Diegues died from problems caused by surgery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 14 February 2025, at the age of 84.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Thompson, Howard (January 21, 1972). "MOVIE REVIEW Brazilian Slaves Flee in 'Ganga Zumba'". The New York Times.
- ↑ Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2007). 501 Movie Directors. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 434. ISBN 9781844035731. OCLC 1347156402.
- ↑ Betim, Felipe (2018-08-31). "ABL frustra expectativas de campanha por Conceição Evaristo e elege Cacá Diegues como novo imortal". EL PAÍS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ↑ "Cacá Diegues, diretor de 'Bye bye Brasil', 'Deus é brasileiro' e 'Tieta do Agreste', morre no Rio aos 84 anos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ "Cacá Diegues, renowned Brazilian filmmaker and leading figure in Cinema Novo, dies at 84". AP News. 14 February 2025.