Miguel Borges
Director · 1937–2013 · Picos, Piauí, Brazil
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".
Directed 9
1980s
- 1981
Consórcio de Sexo
Director
1970s
- 1979
The Claudia Case
Director
- 1975
Pecado na Sacristia
Director
- 1974
O Último Malandro
Director
- 1971
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Director
- 1970
As Escandalosas
Director
1960s
- 1968
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
Director
- 1967
- 1962
Five Times Favela
Director
Wrote 12
2000s
- 2003
As Tranças de Maria
Screenplay
1980s
- 1981
Consórcio de Sexo
Screenplay
1970s
- 1978
Batalha dos Guararapes
Screenplay
A Noiva da Cidade
Co-Writer
- 1975
Pecado na Sacristia
Screenplay
- 1974
O Último Malandro
Screenplay
- 1973
Tati, a Garota
Screenplay
- 1971
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Writer, Story
1960s
- 1969
Seven Men Alive or Dead
Writer
- 1968
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
Screenplay
- 1967
- 1962
Five Times Favela
Writer
Edited 5
1970s
- 1977
Noitada de Samba
Editor
- 1976
Fogo Morto
Editor
- 1975
Pecado na Sacristia
Editor
- 1971
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
Editor
1960s
- 1969
Seven Men Alive or Dead
Editor
Produced 3
1980s
- 1984
Tensão no Rio
Producer
1970s
- 1976
Fogo Morto
Executive Producer
Acted in 2
2020s
- 2026
O Espião Que Veio do Futebol
Augusto · 3 episodes
1970s
- 1973
O Fraco do Sexo Forte
Movie
Appearances1
2010s
- 2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Self (archive footage)