
Daniel Filho
Director
Born: September 30, 1937 (88 years old)
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
João Carlos Daniel Filho, better known as Daniel Filho (Rio de Janeiro, September 30, 1937), is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, presenter and author. Responsible for triggering an aesthetic revolution in Brazilian TV during the 1970s, he became a Midas of popular cinema in Brazil during the 2000s. He created one blockbuster after another, many adapted from the theatre. The "Se Eu Fosse Você" (If I Were You) franchise (2006-09), featuring Tony Ramos and Gloria Pires - famous for their soap opera roles, sold more than 9 million tickets.
Filmography (73)
- The Brazilians (2012, ★ 8.3)
- City of God (2002, ★ 8.4)
- A Dog's Will (2000, ★ 8.4)
- Sai de Baixo (1996, ★ 8.3)
- O Auto da Compadecida (1999, ★ 9)
- Peacetime (2009, ★ 7.3)
- The Kiss (1981, ★ 7.1)
- Critic (2008, ★ 7.9)
- I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life (2013, ★ 6.9)
- Quilombo (1984, ★ 6.9)
- Just Another Christmas (2020, ★ 7.3)
- The Cariocas (2010, ★ 7.8)
- Cheer to Life (2025, ★ 6.7)
- Chico Xavier (2010, ★ 7.1)
- Executive Order (2022, ★ 6.9)
- Last Stop 174 (2008, ★ 7.2)
- A Man Amidst Bees (2015, ★ 6.8)
- Zuzu Angel (2006, ★ 6.8)
- Redeemer (2004, ★ 7)
- Two Sons of Francisco (2005, ★ 6.8)
- Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004, ★ 7.1)
- Carandiru (2003, ★ 7.6)
- Not by Chance (2007, ★ 6.7)
- Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008, ★ 7.5)
- The House of Sand (2005, ★ 6.7)
- The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006, ★ 7.2)
- Oblivious Memory (2018, ★ 7.6)
- Teen Confessions (1994, ★ 7.7)
- Carga Pesada (2003, ★ 7.4)
- Armação Ilimitada (1985, ★ 7.6)