Directing
Miguel Borges
1937 · Picos, Piauí, Brazil
22 films
Bio
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
Perpétuo Contra o Esquadrão da Morte
Director
Emboscada
Screenplay
Consórcio de Sexo
Screenplay
Tensão no Rio
Producer
As Tranças de Maria
Screenplay
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
Director
O Fraco do Sexo Forte
Noitada de Samba
Editor
Five Times Favela
Director
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Director
Canalha em Crise
Director
As Escandalosas
Director