Daniel Filho
Directing·September 30, 1937 — 88 years old·Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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
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—La BréaHimself - Interviewee—Resta Um—Toda Nudez Será CastigadaDirector · Writer2026A FúriaFeijó2026(Des)controleLevi2025Milton Gonçalves, Além do EspetáculoSelf2025Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um PersonagemTVSelf2025Tributo: Dennis CarvalhoSelf2025Cheer to LifeSeu Ulisses2024Tributo: BoniSelf2024Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”Self2022Executive OrderProducer2021VeniceAssociate Producer2020Just Another ChristmasSeu Pedro2020The Silence of The RainProducer · Director2019Golden MouthNewspaper Clerk · Director · Producer2019Sai de Baixo: O FilmeProducer2018Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem LimitesSelf2018What are you Laughing At? Humour and DictatorshipSelf2018Oblivious MemoryAssociate Producer2017Duas de MimDaniel Filho2016It's a Fairy!Producer · Story2016The Devil's ScarabAssociate Producer2015Till Luck Do Us: Part 3Elias Barelli2015O AmuletoHerminio2015Smile, You're on CameraDirector · Writer · Producer2015A Man Amidst BeesAssociate Producer2014Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2Pai de Tita2014Teen's ConfessionsDirector · Producer2013I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My LifeVô2013Brazilian WesternExecutive Producer2012The BraziliansTVNarrador · Director · Producer · Creator2011Federal Bank HeistAdvogado2011The IllusionistTVSalomão Hayalla2011Chico XavierTVDirector2010The CariocasTVNarrador · Producer · Director · Creator2010Chico XavierDirector · Producer2010BróderAssociate Producer2009Paulo Gracindo - O Bem AmadoSelf2009The AssailantCo-Producer2009PeacetimeDr. Penna · Director · Producer2009The Invisible WomanProducer2009If I Were You 2Director · Writer2008Last Stop 174Associate Producer2008Golden OldiesCo-Producer2008The Man Who Bottled CloudsSelf · Co-Producer2008Once Upon a Time in RioProducer2008As Mulheres no Cinema BrasileiroEle mesmo2008CriticSelf2007The BallroomCo-Producer2007The Sign of the CityAssociate Producer2007Primo BasílioDirector · Producer2007Not by ChanceAssociate Producer2006Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of WaterDirector · Producer2006The Year My Parents Went on VacationCo-Producer2006Zuzu AngelCo-Producer2006Pages of LifeTVSelf2006If I Were YouHomem no Banheiro · Director · Producer · Writer2006Didi - The Treasure RaiderAssociate Producer2005Two Sons of FranciscoAssociate Producer2005The House of SandAssociate Producer2004Tainá 2 - A New Amazon AdventureAssociate Producer2004Owner of the StoryDirector · Writer · Producer2004RedeemerAssociate Producer2004Cazuza: Time Doesn't StopProducer2004Sexo, Amor e TraiçãoProducer2003Carga PesadaTVCreator2003CarandiruAssociate Producer2002Darling StrangerAlberto2002City of GodProducer2001Caramuru: Brazil ReinventedAssociate Producer2001The InheritanceDirector2000A Dog's WillAssociate Producer1999O Trapalhão e a Luz AzulAssociate Producer1999Vila MadalenaTVExecutive Producer1999Zoando na TVProduction Artist1999Mild PoisonTVDirector1999O Auto da CompadecidaTVProducer1998Simão, o Fantasma TrapalhãoAssociate Producer1998MulherTVDirector · Creator1997A JusticeiraTVSalomão Garcia · Producer · Director · Creator1996Tieta of AgresteMirko Stefano1996DelicadoDirector1996Sai de BaixoTVSupervisor of Production Resources · Director · Creator1996A Vida Como Ela É...TVDirector · Producer1994Teen ConfessionsTVDirector · Producer · Creator1991The Body1990Rainha da SucataTVRenato Maia1989O Sexo dos AnjosTVTeófilo Muniz1989Que Rei Sou Eu?TVBergeron Bouchet / André Barral1988Dina Sfat na União Soviética - PerestroikaDirector1988The Story of FaustaJoão1988Cousin BazilioTVProducer · Director1988Vale TudoTVRubens Accioli (Rubinho)1988Tarcísio & GlóriaTVCreator1987Vianinha1987Subway to the Stars1987Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)1986Chico & CaetanoTVCreator · Idea1986CambalachoTVagente da Interpol que prende Andréia1986HipertensãoDirector1985Armação IlimitadaTVCreator1985TelevisionTV1984Mirror of FleshJairo Almeida1984QuilomboFernão Carrilho1983ChampagneTVMr. Morgan1983O Cangaceiro TrapalhãoDirector1983Bar EsperanzaArmando1983Parabéns pra VocêTVMendonça1982Quem Ama Não MataTVDirector1982Chico Anysio ShowTVnovo amor de Pureza · Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)1981BrilhanteTVSeries Director1981The KissAmado Pinheiro1980Rita Lee JonesDirector1980Elis Regina Carvalho CostaSelf · Creative Director · Director1980O Bem-AmadoTVProducer1980Grandes NomesTVDirector1980Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV GloboDirector1979Mulher 80Creator · Director1979Plantão de PolíciaTVSupervising Producer1979Malu MulherTVDirector · Creator1978Dancin' DaysTVDirector1978Ciranda, CirandinhaTVDirector · Producer · Creator1978Summer ShowersGeraldinho1977O AstroTVDirector1977Espelho MágicoTVJoão Gabriel · Director1977Vida, VidaAlmeida1976Duas VidasTVDirector1976O CasarãoTVDirector1975Pecado CapitalTVDirector1975Ana, a Libertina1975Selva de PedraTVDirector1975O CasalDirector · Writer · Producer1975Cuca LegalTVExecutive Producer1974O RebuTVSupervising Producer1974Corrida do OuroTVSupervising Producer1974Fogo Sobre TerraTVSupervising Producer1973Os Ossos do BarãoTVSupervising Producer1973CarinhosoTVSupervising Producer1973O DescarteBruno (voz)1973O Bem-AmadoTVSupervising Producer1972Roleta RussaRaul1972Dybbuk: The DemonDirector1972O BofeTVDirector1972Selva de PedraTVDirector1971Bandeira 2TVDirector1971Caso EspecialTVDirector1971As Quatro Chaves MágicasPaulo, o irmão1971O Homem Que Deve MorrerTVDirector1971Minha Doce NamoradaTVCarlos · Supervising Producer1971O CafonaTVCo-Director1970The HeirsUm Americano1970Irmãos CoragemTVDirector1969A Cama ao Alcance de TodosWriter · Director1969Véu de NoivaTVDirector1969A Cabana do Pai TomásTVDirector1969Os AcorrentadosTVProducer · Director1969Rosa RebeldeTVDirector1969A Última ValsaTVDirector1969Pobre Príncipe EncantadoDirector · Screenplay1969O Impossível AconteceDirector · Writer · Producer1968Passo dos VentosTVDirector1968A Gata de VisonTVSupervising Producer1968Juventude e TernuraStory1967Sangue e AreiaTVDirector1967O Homem ProibidoTVDirector1967A Rainha LoucaTVDirector1965A Grande ViagemTVDr. Renato1963Golden MouthLeleco1962Esse Rio que Eu Amo1962The Unscrupulous OnesVavá1961Mulheres & Milhões1959Eu Sou o Tal1957Tem Boi na Linha1956Fuzileiro do Amor