Daniel Filho
Department: Directing
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.
Known For
Peacetime
2009
The Unscrupulous Ones
1962
O Impossível Acontece
1969
Roleta Russa
1972
Golden Mouth
1963
Mulheres & Milhões
1961
The Kiss
1981
I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life
2013
Summer Showers
1978
Eu Sou o Tal
1959
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
2018
The Story of Fausta
1988
Mirror of Flesh
1984
Darling Stranger
2002
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
La Bréa
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Quilombo
1984
Bar Esperanza
1983
Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
2015
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
1980
What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship
2018
A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
1969
As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
1971
The Body
1991
Subway to the Stars
1987
Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
1987
Federal Bank Heist
2011
Tieta of Agreste
1996
Tem Boi na Linha
1957
If I Were You
2006
Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2
2014
Esse Rio que Eu Amo
1962
Duas de Mim
2017
O Amuleto
2015
The Heirs
1970
Fuzileiro do Amor
1956
Critic
2008
O Casal
1975
Golden Mouth
2019
As Mulheres no Cinema Brasileiro
2008
Vida, Vida
1977
Vianinha
1987
Ana, a Libertina
1975
Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
2009
Just Another Christmas
2020
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
2024
A Fúria
2026
Tributo: Boni
2024
Resta Um
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Cheer to Life
2025
O Descarte
1973
(Des)controle
2026
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
Tributo: Dennis Carvalho
2025
Rainha da Sucata
1990
Pages of Life
2006
O Sexo dos Anjos
1989
Vale Tudo
1988
Que Rei Sou Eu?
1989
A Justiceira
1997
The Illusionist
2011
Parabéns pra Você
1983
Espelho Mágico
1977
Minha Doce Namorada
1971
A Grande Viagem
1965
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
2025
Cambalacho
1986
Champagne
1983
Chico Anysio Show
1982
Chico Anysio Show
1982
The Cariocas
2010
Dancin' Days
1978
The Brazilians - The Women
2012