Daniel Filho

Daniel Filho

director, producer, actor

Daniel Filho was born on Sep 30, 1937 in Brazil. Daniel Filho's big-screen debut came with Fuzileiro do Amor directed by Euripides Ramos in 1956, strarring . Daniel Filho is known for Chico Xavier directed by Daniel Filho, Natalia Soutto stars as Ludmila and Nelson Xavier as Chico Xavier 1969 - 1975. Daniel Filho has got 11 awards and 20 nominations so far. The most recent award Daniel Filho achieved is Cinema Brazil Grand Prize. The upcoming new movie Daniel Filho plays is Executive Order which will be released on Apr 14, 2022.

Daniel Filho - 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.An actor during the 1960s, when he worked on seminal projects of the Cinema Novo period, such as "Os Cafajestes" (The Unscrupulous Ones) (1962) by Ruy Guerra and "Boca de Ouro" (The Golden Mouth) (1963) by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Daniel Filho cemented himself as a director in 1969 by filming "Pobre Príncipe Encantado", a romantic comedy featuring the successful singer Wanderley Cardoso. Since then, he has continued directing for both cinema and TV, and become known for his snappy dialogue and concise plots.He directed pieces on the post-­hippie youth, such as "O Casal" (1975) and a children's film, "O Cangaceiro Trapalhão" (1983). In the second half of the 1980s and the 1990s, he concentrated on producing, working on "Cidade de Deus" (City of Gold) (2000), amongst others. He returned to directing with "A Partilha" (The Inheritance), in 2001, based on the play by Miguel Falabella, and, since then, has released another eight features, almost always breaking the 1 million ticket mark at the box office.Born in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, 1937.

  • Birthday

    Sep 30, 1937
  • Place of Birth

    Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Known For

Awards

11 wins & 20 nominations

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
2022
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Winner - Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
O Silêncio da Chuva (2020)
2016
Winner - Honorary Award
2016
Best Comedy (Melhor Comédia)
Winner - Honorary Award
Sorria, Você Está Sendo Filmado (2014)
2016
Best Director (Melhor Diretor)
Winner - Honorary Award
Sorria, Você Está Sendo Filmado (2014)
Miami Brazilian Film Festival
2005
Best Film (Melhor Filme)
Winner - Audience Award
2002
Best Screenplay
Winner - Crystal Lens
2002
A Partilha (2001)
Winner - Crystal Lens
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