Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 21, 1937
Died
Jun 17, 2013
Place of Birth
Picos, Piauí, Brazil
Credits
23 titles
Miguel Borges
Biography
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".
Known For
Filmography
O Espião Que Veio do Futebol
Augusto
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)
As Tranças de Maria
Screenplay
Os Sapatos
Director
Tensão no Rio
Producer
Consórcio de Sexo
Director
The Claudia Case
Director
Batalha dos Guararapes
Screenplay
A Noiva da Cidade
Co-Writer
Noitada de Samba
Editor
Fogo Morto
Editor
Pecado na Sacristia
Director
O Último Malandro
Director
Tati, a Garota
Screenplay
O Fraco do Sexo Forte
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Director
Emboscada
Screenplay
As Escandalosas
Director
Seven Men Alive or Dead
Editor
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
Director
Perpétuo Contra o Esquadrão da Morte
Director
Canalha em Crise
Director
Five Times Favela
Director