Daniel Filho
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.
Acting (47 movies)
Peacetime
2009
The Unscrupulous Ones
1962
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
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
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
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
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
2024
Tributo: Boni
2024
Cheer to Life
2025
O Descarte
1973
(Des)controle
2025
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025
Directing (26 movies)
If I Were You 2
2009
Peacetime
2009
If I Were You
2006
Chico Xavier
2010
The Inheritance
2001
Owner of the Story
2004
Primo Basílio
2007
Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water
2006
Teen's Confessions
2014
O Cangaceiro Trapalhão
1983
Dina Sfat na União Soviética - Perestroika
1988
Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo
1980
Smile, You're on Camera
2015
O Casal
1975
Pobre Príncipe Encantado
1969
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
1980
Dybbuk: The Demon
1972
Mulher 80
1979
O Impossível Acontece
1969
Rita Lee Jones
1980
Golden Mouth
2019
Delicado
1996
The Silence of The Rain
2020
A Cama ao Alcance de Todos
1969
Especial O Astro
1977
Especial Dancin' Days
1978
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| O Impossível Acontece | 1969 | Producer |
| O Impossível Acontece | 1969 | Writer |
| Pobre Príncipe Encantado | 1969 | Screenplay |
| A Cama ao Alcance de Todos | 1969 | Writer |
| O Casal | 1975 | Writer |
| O Casal | 1975 | Producer |
| O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul | 1999 | Producer |
| City of God | 2002 | Producer |
| Sexo, Amor e Traição | 2004 | Producer |
| Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop | 2004 | Producer |
| Owner of the Story | 2004 | Writer |
| Owner of the Story | 2004 | Producer |
| If I Were You | 2006 | Producer |
| If I Were You | 2006 | Writer |
| Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water | 2006 | Producer |
| Primo Basílio | 2007 | Producer |
| Once Upon a Time in Rio | 2008 | Producer |
| If I Were You 2 | 2009 | Writer |
| The Invisible Woman | 2009 | Producer |
| Peacetime | 2009 | Producer |
| Chico Xavier | 2010 | Producer |
| Brazilian Western | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Teen's Confessions | 2014 | Producer |
| Smile, You're on Camera | 2015 | Producer |
| Smile, You're on Camera | 2015 | Writer |
| It's a Fairy! | 2016 | Producer |
| Sai de Baixo: O Filme | 2019 | Producer |
| Golden Mouth | 2019 | Producer |
| The Silence of The Rain | 2020 | Producer |
| Executive Order | 2022 | Producer |