Daniel Filho
Birthday: 1937-09-30
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.
Movies
Peacetime
Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 1945. Brazil's foreign policy aligns closely with that of the United State...
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The Unscrupulous Ones
Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandi...
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O Impossível Acontece
Anthology comedy made by the director of "The Given Word" among other directors....
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Roleta Russa
Raul, a playboy, marries Sheila and hire Nina, a photographer, to take erotic snapshots of his wife....
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Golden Mouth
After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about...
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Mulheres & Milhões
Three men who never met each other are hired by a mysterious client to carry out a daring bank robbe...
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The Kiss
When a pedestrian is hit by a bus, the simple clerk Arandir runs and kisses the moribund in a gestur...
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I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life
Clara doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, until one day she meets Guilherme who helps h...
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Summer Showers
70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman...
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Eu Sou o Tal
Winner of a Theater talent contest, in which he was the only one to enroll, Belizário da Silva leave...
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Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
A portrays of the period in which Brazilian humor had fewer limits (1986-2003), free from military d...
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The Story of Fausta
An unhappily married cleaning woman in the slums of Rio entices all the money and gifts she can out ...
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Mirror of Flesh
A mirror bought in an auction changes the life of an executive and his wife. They become sexually ar...
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Darling Stranger
On Alberto's birthday, his daughter Zezé gets engaged. But the party turns sour when he decides to e...
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The Man Who Bottled Clouds
A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Hum...
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Quilombo
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. Thi...
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Bar Esperanza
A group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro....
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Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
After waking from a coma, Tino learns his future in-laws have given him a high-powered financial job...
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Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
After the great success of the Rio season of her show Saudades do Brasil, Elis Regina made this spec...
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What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship
Even with all the brutality in the Brazilian dictatorial period, many artists presented themselves a...
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A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
A comedy divided into two episodes. The first tells the story of Agildo, a man obsessed with women, ...
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As Quatro Chaves Mágicas
Sad with her grandfather's death, Maria goes on vacation with her friend João on board a jeep. After...
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The Body
Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the har...
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Subway to the Stars
In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with...
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Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
The dictator of a small Caribbean island receives the New York Times daily, sent by a nephew. Throug...
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Federal Bank Heist
"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this h...
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Tieta of Agreste
After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and up...
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If I Were You
The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, ...
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Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2
When Mari produces a music festival in Rio de Janeiro, she invites friends Tita, Aninha and Estrella...
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Duas de Mim
Suellen (Thalita Carauta) is a cook who works hard to keep her little son, her younger sister and he...
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O Amuleto
Moçambique beach in Florianópolis, have a lot of unsolved murders cases. One day, Diana, Alex, Pauli...
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The Heirs
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the ad...
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Critic
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observe...
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O Casal
The story of the first steps of a very young couple. Their love is great, as are the financial obsta...
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Golden Mouth
After his death, infamous Rio de Janeiro mob boss Golden Mouth (named after his all-golden teeth) ge...
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Vida, Vida
In Rio de Janeiro, a successful yet underpaid young accountant lives with his pregnant wife in small...
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Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado
The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who kne...
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Just Another Christmas
After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year late...
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Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
Armando Costa was one of Brazil's most successful authors, both in terms of audience and critical ac...
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A Fúria
Third part of Ruy Guerra's trilogy initiated in "Os Fuzis" (1964) and "A Queda" (1978)....
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Cheer to Life
Jéssica is a simple young woman, dedicated to her job at an antique shop in Rio de Janeiro, but she ...
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O Descarte
After Cláudia, haunted by her husband’s death on a car crash, starts a romance with another man, she...
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Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
This biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil’s most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves. ...
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