Directing
Daniel Filho
Sep 30, 1937 (89 years) 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
8.4
City of God
Producer
8.4
A Dog's Will
Associate Producer
7.6
Carandiru
Associate Producer
6.8
Two Sons of Francisco
Associate Producer
6.4
If I Were You
Director, Producer, Writer
9.0
O Auto da Compadecida
Producer
8.3
Sai de Baixo
Supervisor of Production Resources, Director, Creator
6.1
The Invisible Woman
Producer
6.3
Brazilian Western
Executive Producer
6.1
If I Were You 2
Director, Writer
7.2
Last Stop 174
Associate Producer
7.1
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
Producer
6.9
Executive Order
Producer
7.2
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Co-Producer
9.1
Selva de Pedra
Director
Filmography
Resta Um
6.6
(Un)control
2026 · Levi
A Fúria
2026 · Feijó
I'm Not Your Heartthrob
2026 · Self
6.8
Cheer to Life
2025 · Seu Ulisses
8.0
Chico Anysio: Um Homem à Procura de Um Personagem
2025 · Self
Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo
2025 · Self
Tributo: Dennis Carvalho
2025 · Self
7.0
Tributo: Boni
2024 · Self
Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico”
2024 · Self
6.9
Executive Order
2022 · Producer
4.7
Venice
2021 · Associate Producer
7.3
Just Another Christmas
2020 · Seu Pedro
6.4
The Silence of The Rain
2020 · Producer, Director
6.2
Golden Mouth
2019 · Newspaper Clerk
5.3
Sai de Baixo: O Filme
2019 · Producer
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
2018 · Self
What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship
2018 · Self
7.6
Oblivious Memory
2018 · Associate Producer
6.2
Duas de Mim
2017 · Daniel Filho
5.7
It's a Fairy!
2016 · Producer, Story
5.0
The Devil's Scarab
2016 · Associate Producer
6.0
Till Luck Do Us: Part 3
2015 · Elias Barelli
1.6
O Amuleto
2015 · Herminio
6.8
A Man Amidst Bees
2015 · Associate Producer
5.8
Smile, You're on Camera
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
5.5
Muita Calma Nessa Hora 2
2014 · Pai de Tita
6.3
Teen's Confessions
2014 · Director, Producer
6.9
I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life
2013 · Vô
6.3
Brazilian Western
2013 · Executive Producer