Miguel Borges

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-02-21

Deathday 2013-06-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Picos, Piauí, Brazil

Also Known As Miguel Henrique Borges, Miguel H. Borges

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

Director

Writer

2003
As Tranças de Maria

as Screenplay

1981
Consórcio de Sexo

as Screenplay

1978
1978
A Noiva da Cidade

as Co-Writer

1975
Pecado na Sacristia

as Screenplay

1974
O Último Malandro

as Screenplay

1973
Tati, a Garota

as Screenplay

1971
Emboscada

as Screenplay

1962

Editor

Producer

1984
Tensão no Rio

as Producer

1976
Fogo Morto

as Executive Producer

Actor

2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self (archive footage)