Daniel Filho

He begins to work in the circus at six years old. From 1957 to 62, he worked in more than 400 programs in live Television.

An actor during the 1960s, when he worked on seminal projects of the Cinema Novo period, such as "Os Cafajestes" (The Unscrupulous Ones) (1962) by Ruy Guerra and "Boca de Ouro" (The Golden Mouth) (1963) by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Daniel Filho cemented himself as a director in 1969 by filming "Pobre Príncipe Encantado", a romantic comedy featuring the successful singer Wanderley Cardoso. Since then, he has continued directing for both cinema and TV, and become known for his snappy dialogue and concise plots.

Father of Carla Daniel, born on August 15th 1965 in Rio de Janeiro.

He joined the Rede Globo in 1967. He left in 1991 and was back again in 1996. From 2004 to date, he devotes himself only to Lereby Produções.

Daniel Filho - 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.

He directed pieces on the post-­hippie youth, such as "O Casal" (1975) and a children's film, "O Cangaceiro Trapalhão" (1983).

In the second half of the 1980s and the 1990s, he concentrated on producing, working on "Cidade de Deus" (City of Gold) (2000), amongst others.

It was General Director of Production of Rede Globo 1985-1991.

He returned to directing with "A Partilha" (The Inheritance), in 2001, based on the play by Miguel Falabella, and, since then, has released another eight features, almost always breaking the 1 million ticket mark at the box office.

General Producer of Globo Filmes, Brazil and his own company, Lereby Produções. [March 2005]

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.