He was 84. The director of more than 20 films, including “Xica da Silva” and “Bye Bye Brazil,” Diegues was a leading figure in Cinema Novo, a movement that emerged in the 1960s and used film to ...

drawing inspiration from the French New Wave and Italian neorealism. The filmmaker, widely known as Cacá Diegues, suffered complications after surgery, the academy said in a statement.

drawing inspiration from the French New Wave and Italian neo-realism. The filmmaker, widely known as Caca Diegues, suffered complications after surgery, the academy said in a statement.