- Born
- Birth nameJoão Carlos Daniel
- Height5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
- Daniel Filho - 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.
An actor during the 1960s, when he worked on seminal projects of the Cinema Novo period, such as "Os Cafajestes" (The Unscrupulous Ones) (1962) by Ruy Guerra and "Boca de Ouro" (The Golden Mouth) (1963) by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Daniel Filho cemented himself as a director in 1969 by filming "Pobre Príncipe Encantado", a romantic comedy featuring the successful singer Wanderley Cardoso. Since then, he has continued directing for both cinema and TV, and become known for his snappy dialogue and concise plots.
He directed pieces on the post-hippie youth, such as "O Casal" (1975) and a children's film, "O Cangaceiro Trapalhão" (1983). In the second half of the 1980s and the 1990s, he concentrated on producing, working on "Cidade de Deus" (City of Gold) (2000), amongst others. He returned to directing with "A Partilha" (The Inheritance), in 2001, based on the play by Miguel Falabella, and, since then, has released another eight features, almost always breaking the 1 million ticket mark at the box office.
Born in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, 1937.- IMDb Mini Biography By: João Carlos Daniel
- SpousesOlívia Byington(January 21, 2012 - ?)Márcia Couto(October 20, 1986 - October 15, 2008) (divorced)Regina Duarte(October 1978 - December 1979) (annulled)Betty Faria(1973 - February 20, 1977) (divorced, 1 child)Dorinha Duval(March 1962 - April 1972) (1 child)
- Children
- Parents
- Father of Carla Daniel, born on August 15th 1965 in Rio de Janeiro.
- Son of Juan Daniel and Mary Daniel.
- His father was a singer/actor.
- His mother family was from the circus.
- Father of João (b.April 1st 1975) with actress Betty Faria.
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