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Daniel Filho

Directing · Born September 30, 1937 · 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.

Movies with Daniel Filho

• Just Another Christmas (2020) — Seu Pedro
• If I Were You (2006) — Homem no Banheiro
• What are you Laughing At? Humour and Dictatorship (2018) — Self
• I’m Not Your Heartthrob — Self
• Armando Costa: “Televisão pra Mim Não é Bico” (2024) — Self
• Tributo: Boni (2024) — Self
• O Casal (1975)
• Federal Bank Heist (2011) — Advogado
• Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo (2025) — Self
• Subway to the Stars (1987)
• Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009) — Self
• (Un)control (2026) — Levi

TV shows with Daniel Filho

• Rainha da Sucata (1990) — Renato Maia
• Vale Tudo (1988) — Rubens Accioli (Rubinho)
• Minha Doce Namorada (1971) — Carlos
• Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989) — Bergeron Bouchet / André Barral
• Espelho Mágico (1977) — João Gabriel
• The Illusionist (2011) — Salomão Hayalla
• The Brazilians (2012) — Narrador
• The Cariocas (2010) — Narrador