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Miguel Borges
Picos, Piauí, Brazil
Miguel Henrique Borges, professional name Miguel Borges (Picos, Piauí, February 21, 1937 - São Lourenço, Minas Gerais, June 17, 2013) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist, wor…
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Miguel Henrique Borges, professional name Miguel Borges (Picos, Piauí, February 21, 1937 - São Lourenço, Minas Gerais, June 17, 2013) was a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist, working in Rio newspapers such as O metropolitano, Tribuna da Imprensa, Última Hora and Jornal do Comércio and Prensa Latina. He is considered one of the precursors of Cinema Novo due to his direction in the episode "Zé da Cachorra" in the collective film Cinco Vezes Favela, being his first work as a director. He ended his work as a filmmaker in 1985 with the short film "The Shoes".
Filmography
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2026
O Espião Que Veio do Futebol
TV show Augusto
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2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2003
As Tranças de Maria
Movie Screenplay
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1985
Os Sapatos
Movie Director
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1984
Tensão no Rio
Movie Producer
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1981
Consórcio de Sexo
Movie Screenplay
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1979
The Claudia Case
Movie Director
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1978
Batalha dos Guararapes
Movie Screenplay
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1978
A Noiva da Cidade
Movie Co-Writer
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1977
Noitada de Samba
Movie Editor
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1976
Fogo Morto
Movie Editor
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1975
Pecado na Sacristia
Movie Director
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1974
O Último Malandro
Movie Director
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1973
Tati, a Garota
Movie Screenplay
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1973
O Fraco do Sexo Forte
Movie
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1971
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Movie Director
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1971
Emboscada
Movie Screenplay
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1970
As Escandalosas
Movie Director
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1969
Seven Men Alive or Dead
Movie Writer
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1968
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
Movie Director
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1967
Perpétuo Contra o Esquadrão da Morte
Movie Director
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1965
Canalha em Crise
Movie Director
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1962
Five Times Favela
Movie Director
