Miguel Borges
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1937-02-21 · Picos, Piauí, Brazil
- Died
- 2013-06-17
Known for
- Five Times Favela (1962) — Director
- O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões (1971) — Director
- Tati, a Garota (1973) — Screenplay
- The Claudia Case (1979) — Director
- Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço (1968) — Director
- Consórcio de Sexo (1981) — Screenplay
- O Fraco do Sexo Forte (1973)
- Batalha dos Guararapes (1978) — Screenplay
- Perpétuo Contra o Esquadrão da Morte (1967) — Director
- Pecado na Sacristia (1975) — Director
- Fogo Morto (1976) — Editor
- Seven Men Alive or Dead (1969) — Writer
- Emboscada (1971) — Screenplay
- A Noiva da Cidade (1978) — Co-Writer
- Tensão no Rio (1984) — Producer
- O Último Malandro (1974) — Director