Chico Diaz

Born: 1959-02-16

Francisco Díaz Rocha, known as Chico Díaz (Mexico City, February 16, 1959), is a Peruvian-Brazilian actor born in Mexico. Graduated in architecture and urban planning, he worked in theater from the age of fourteen. His first work in his artistic life was in 1982 on the big screen in O Sonho não Acabou. With all the main awards in Brazilian cinema, namely Gramado Brasília, Recife and Rio de Janeiro, he is one of the most versatile and present actors on Brazilian screens with more than 80 films made in Brazil and abroad.


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Don't Play with Tigers

as uncredited
Released: 1982-01-15

A stories of three really unlucky characters are discovered during the trial.

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Gabriela

as Chico Moleza
Released: 1983-03-24

In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife...

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Going to Brazil

as Augusto
Released: 2017-03-22

Four childhood friends are reunited at a wedding in Rio. But when they accidentally kill a young...

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The Ardor

as João
Released: 2014-05-14

Kaí is a mysterious shaman who emerges from the Rio Paraná to help a poor farmer and his...

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

as Banquet Attendee
Released: 2020-11-26

Besieged by cancer and nearing the end, the genius Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco...

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Words with Gods

as The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")
Released: 2014-11-20

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film...

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Alien Nights

as Alê
Released: 2023-03-23

Rio Branco, Acre, an Amazon city near the border with Peru and Bolivia, has been suffering the...

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Angels of the Sun

as Tadeu
Released: 2006-03-04

In Northeastern Brazil, twelve-year-old Maria is sold to have a better life as a housemaid....

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Mango Yellow

as Wellington Cannibal
Released: 2002-08-14

The lives of a macho butcher, his wife, a lonely waitress, a sadist and a flophouse manager...

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Avaete, Seed of Revenge

as Louco do Juqueri
Released: 1985-08-26

Little Indian boy survives his tribe massacre, growing up together with his wish for revenge and...

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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that...

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The Story of Me

as Camelô
Released: 2009-08-07

Based on the life of Roberto Carlos Ramos, a Brazilian teacher and storyteller brought up in a...

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Em Nome da Lei

as Gomez
Released: 2016-04-21

The journey of idealistic Vitor, a young federal judge who decides to dismantle the mafia that...

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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

as Ricardo Reis
Released: 2020-10-01

Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world...

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Barrela: Escola de Crimes

as Bahia
Released: 1990-02-06

In an overcrowded prision cell, each man has to make his own way and secure himself from the...

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The Colour of His Destiny

as uncredited
Released: 1987-11-11

Teenager and his Chilean parents live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in exile, after his brother is...

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The Third Bank of the River

as uncredited
Released: 1994-02-20

After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative...

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Luzia Homem

as Torquato
Released: 1988-05-05

After witnessing the assassination of her parents, Luzia is raised by a cowboy and starts...

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The Forest

as Firmino
Released: 2002-11-01

Young man, of Portuguese nobility ascendancy, starts working in a rubber plantation in the...

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Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral

as Vei Góis
Released: 2019-03-21

With the arrival of the VCR in people's homes, Francisgleydisson is forced to close his beloved...

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Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos

as Narrator
Released: 2013-01-01

Journalist Geneton Moraes Neto interviews Brazilian international players who lost to Uruguayan...

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Rio's Love Song

as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Released: 1994-09-15

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio...

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Quilombo

as Anunciação
Released: 1984-06-03

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century....

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The Inventor of Dreams

as Hélio Pellegrino
Released: 2010-01-01

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer...

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Águia na Cabeça

as Gabriel
Released: 1984-04-01

A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right...

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Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands

as Mirandão
Released: 1998-08-31

The 20 episode miniseries edited into a 141 minute TV film. The beautiful Flor marries Vadinho...

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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-10-22

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's...

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Talking Cinema

as Man with green eyes (Diadorim)
Released: 1986-12-11

A fragmented style, patchwork of interviews with Caetano Veloso's friends, mixed with...

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Oração do Amor Selvagem

as uncredited
Released: 2015-10-26

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Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier

as Marido de Fulvia
Released: 1990-05-30

Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons,...

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Where the River Runs Black

as Raimundo
Released: 1986-09-19

An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest...

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Dó-Ré-Mi-Fábrica

as Zanata
Released: 2009-12-23

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Innocence

as Juca
Released: 1983-09-16

In the 19th century, a country girl is seduced by a young doctor who's staying at her house for...

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The Man in the Black Cape

as Manezinho
Released: 1986-03-31

Biography of Brazilian congressman Tenório Cavalcanti, who used to appear in public carrying a...

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Benjamim

as Alyandro
Released: 2003-10-21

Benjamim Zambraia is a lonely man, a famous model with a tragic past. Some time in the past, he...

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Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio

as uncredited
Released: 2002-11-20

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Happy Hour: Verdades e Consequências

as Arlindo
Released: 2018-11-06

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Garrincha: Lonely Star

as Sobral
Released: 2003-07-08

The life of Brazilian soccer player, Garrincha, considered to be one of the greatest players of...

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Jonathas' Forest

as Zé dos Patos
Released: 2012-10-08

Jonathas lives with his parents and his brother, Juliano, in a cottage in a rural area of the...

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Guerra do Paraguay

as uncredited
Released: 2016-05-04

A soldier coming home after the Paraguay War meets a theater group. A shock between war and art.

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The Patriot

as Felizardo
Released: 1998-04-29

Policarpo is a chauvinistic patriot, a major who tries to find solutions for Brazilian problems...

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Favorite Son

as uncredited
Released: 2001-06-06

Claudia Maccari, an Italian doctor who has a Brazilian adopted son suffering from leukemia, goes...

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Travessia

as Roberto
Released: 2017-03-23

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Perfumed Ball

as Zé de Zito
Released: 1997-08-01

A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a...

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Belly Up

as Múcio
Released: 1997-09-10

Two hit men, a veteran and a beginner, chatter in a bar on Brazil-Paraguai border, while waiting...

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O Magnata

as Dr. Ribeiro
Released: 2007-11-15

An upper-middle class punk singer Andre, Magnata spends his time with his low-class friends,...

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Os Pobres Diabos

as uncredited
Released: 2013-09-18

The Gran Circo Teatro Americano takes its attractions to the northeastern hinterland. In the...

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Vermelho Monet

as Johannes Van Almeida
Released: 2024-05-09

Follows the story of Johannes Van Almeida, a painter who was just released from prison and wants...

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Diário Dentro da Noite

as uncredited
Released: 2022-01-21

During the night lived in 2020 with denialism, an actor in rehearsal and confinement, his and...

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Corisco & Dadá

as Corisco
Released: 1996-09-02

Cruel and brave Brazilian outlaw called Corisco, living in the backcountry in the Northeast, an...

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Ouro Negro

as Vicente Camargo
Released: 2009-12-11

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Jaguar Man

as Pedro
Released: 2021-08-26

Two moments in the life of Pedro. First in 1997, he lives with his family in Rio de Janeiro and...

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Aventuras de um Paraíba

as uncredited
Released: 1982-01-01

Young guy from the poor Northeast region of Brazil comes to Rio de Janeiro to try his luck....

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Santiago das Américas ou o Olho do Terceiro Mundo

as narração
Released: 2019-07-10

In a small island convulsed by the 1959 revolution, Santiago Álvarez used the Seventh Art as a...

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Em Busca de Carlos Zéfiro

as Reading
Released: 2020-10-05

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The Dream's Not Over

as Danilo 'Biela'
Released: 1982-08-06

The routine of a group of brazilian teenagers living in Brasília, Brazil's capital. Their...

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Blue Desert

as uncredited
Released: 2013-11-06

A man who is tormented by his intuitions and by dreams goes away to find answers to his...

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Nightly Diary

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-01

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As Alegres Comadres

as Dr. Caius
Released: 2003-01-01

Scoundrel João Fausto, a former Portuguese officer, arrives in Tiradentes,in the State of Minas...

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The Egg

as uncredited
Released: 2003-01-01

Writer and poet Clarice Lispector investigates and develops the old question of what came first,...

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Doces Poderes

as Jornalista de Rondônia
Released: 1997-11-17

A journalist is placed upon the management of a large broadcasting company to the capital of...

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Parahyba Mulher Macho

as Severino
Released: 1983-09-15

Account an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a...

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O Afeto Que Se Encerra Em Nosso Peito Juvenil

as uncredited
Released: 2007-11-09

Personal records of characters of the student movement, of the youth's cultural activity, song....

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Cachaça

as uncredited
Released: 1997-10-21

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Praça Saens Peña

as Paulo
Released: 2008-10-03

Paulo works as a high school literature teacher, his wife Teresa is a local shopkeeper, and...

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O Tronco

as Catulino
Released: 1999-11-25

Vicente, a tax collector, is sent to a distant region to defy the dominion of Melo, a powerful...

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Hélio Melo

as Hélio Melo (Voice)
Released:

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Chico Rei

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-20

Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of...

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De Sentinela

as Sentinela
Released: 1993-07-09

A guard watches a passing woman.

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Quem Você Mais Deseja

as uncredited
Released: 2005-08-13

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Celebridade

as Jairo Cardoso
First aired: 2003-10-13

A successful businesswoman in the music industry sees her life fall apart after a young and...

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Hilda Furacão

as Orlando Bonfim
First aired: 1998-05-27

After stirring society by leaving her groom at the alter and going directly to a prostitution...

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A Grande Família

as Pedrada
First aired: 2001-03-29

The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and...

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O Dono do Mundo

as Durval
First aired: 1991-05-20

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A Favorita

as Átila Mendonça
First aired: 2008-06-02

Donatela and Flora, two friends who became rivals. One of them committed a homicide and pretends...

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Rebirth

as Padre Santo
First aired: 2024-01-22

After making a pact with Jequitibá, José Inocêncio becomes a mythical figure, known as the most...

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Força de um Desejo

as Clemente
First aired: 1999-05-10

Força de um Desejo is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Globo TV and was shown in the schedule...

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Velho Chico

as Belmiro dos Anjos
First aired: 2016-03-14

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Paraíso Tropical

as Jáder
First aired: 2007-03-05

The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented...

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All the Flowers

as Rivaldo
First aired: 2022-10-19

Maíra was raised by her father believing that her mother had died. This was a lie her father...

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Gabriela

as Coronel Melk Tavares
First aired: 2012-06-18

Naïve and provocative Gabriela is a raggedy migrant worker who arrives in town to mesmerize all...

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Carga Pesada

as Gringo
First aired: 2003-04-29

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O Belo e as Feras

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-01-06

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Memorial de Maria Moura

as Duarte
First aired: 1994-05-17

Adapted from the homonymous work by Rachel de Queiroz, it presents the saga of a woman against...

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Luna Caliente

as Gomulka
First aired: 1999-12-15

Ramiro is a 40-year-old lawyer and university professor who returns to Brazil after eight years...

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Cine Holliúdy: A Série

as Coronel Pandolfo
First aired: 2019-05-07

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El Hipnotizador

as Darek
First aired: 2015-08-23

Natalio Arenas is a hypnotist who can put people into a trance and make them reveal their...

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Abandonados

as Cônsul Yodogawa
First aired: 2022-12-21

Based on real facts, recalls the alliance between Portuguese, Timorese and Australians against a...

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Pastores da Noite

as Dudu
First aired: 2002-11-26

The Night Shepherds universe is inhabited by prostitutes, priests, rogues, saint's parents and...

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The American Guest

as Cândido Rondon
First aired: 2021-09-26

A look at former U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt and Brazilian army officer Cândido Rondon's...

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