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
O Espião Que Veio do Futebol
2026
Perpétuo Contra o Esquadrão da Morte
1967
As Tranças de Maria
2003
O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões
1971
Tensão no Rio
1984
Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço
1968
The Claudia Case
1979
Emboscada
1971
Seven Men Alive or Dead
1969
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
2019
A Noiva da Cidade
1978
O Fraco do Sexo Forte
1973
FILMOGRAPHY
All
Movies
TV
Acting
3
Directing
11
Writing
15
Producing
4
Editing
5