
Chico Diaz
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Francisco Díaz Rocha, known as Chico Díaz (Mexico City, February 16, 1959), is a Peruvian-Brazilian actor born in Mexico. Graduated in architecture and urban planning, he worked in theater from the age of fourteen. His first work in his artistic life was in 1982 on the big screen in O Sonho não Acabou. With all the main awards in Brazilian cinema, namely Gramado Brasília, Recife and Rio de Janeiro, he is one of the most versatile and present actors on Brazilian screens with more than 80 films made in Brazil and abroad.
Known for
Credits

Gabriela (1983)
as Chico Moleza

Angels of the Sun (2006)
as Tadeu

Words with Gods (2014)
as The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")

Don't Play with Tigers (1982)
Actor

Perfumed Ball (1997)
as Zé de Zito

Where the River Runs Black (1986)
as Raimundo

Going to Brazil (2017)
as Augusto

Hell Hunters (1988)
as Paco - Pilot - Additional Cast (as Chico Dias)

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (2020)
as Banquet Attendee

The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
as Manezinho

The Ardor (2014)
as João

Alien Nights (2023)
as Alê

Dona Flor e Seus 2 Maridos - O Filme (2015)
as Mirandão

Innocence (1983)
as Juca

The Patriot (1998)
as Felizardo

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional (1997)
as Self

Garrincha: Lonely Star (2003)
as Sobral

Quilombo (1984)
as Anunciação

The Dream's Not Over (1982)
as Danilo 'Biela'

Girassol Vermelho (2025)
as Romeu

Mango Yellow (2002)
as Wellington Cannibal

Vermelho Monet (2024)
as Johannes Van Almeida

Benjamim (2003)
as Alyandro

Luzia Homem (1988)
as Torquato

The Egg (2003)
Actor

Blue Desert (2013)
Actor

Parahyba Mulher Macho (1983)
as Severino

The Colour of His Destiny (1987)
Actor

Barrela: Escola de Crimes (1990)
as Bahia

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (2020)
as Ricardo Reis

Em Nome da Lei (2016)
as Gomez

O Tronco (1999)
as Catulino

The Forest (2002)
as Firmino

Avaete, Seed of Revenge (1985)
as Louco do Juqueri

Doces Poderes (1997)
as Jornalista de Rondônia

Praça Saens Peña (2008)
as Paulo

Special Agents (2026)
as Comandante Queiroz

Chico Rei (1985)
Actor

Napomuceno's Will (1997)
as Carlos

Cachaça (1997)
Actor

Rio's Love Song (1994)
as (segment "Samba do Grande Amor")

Favorite Son (2001)
Actor

Dó-Ré-Mi-Fábrica (2009)
as Zanata

O Magnata (2007)
as Dr. Ribeiro

Hélio Melo (2024)
as Hélio Melo (Voice)

Ouro Negro (2009)
as Vicente Camargo

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival (2020)
as Self (archive footage)

Águia na Cabeça (1984)
as Gabriel

Oração do Amor Selvagem (2015)
Actor

Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon-Fancier (1990)
as Marido de Fulvia

Belly Up (1997)
as Múcio

Talking Cinema (1986)
as Man with green eyes (Diadorim)

Os Pobres Diabos (2013)
Actor

The Story of Me (2009)
as Camelô

The Inventor of Dreams (2010)
as Hélio Pellegrino

Cine Holliúdy 2: A Chibata Sideral (2019)
as Vei Góis

The Adventures of a Paraíba (1982)
Actor

Corisco & Dadá (1996)
as Corisco

Travessia (2017)
as Roberto

Jonathas' Forest (2012)
as Zé dos Patos

Fonte da Saudade (1987)
Actor

Em Busca de Carlos Zéfiro (2020)
as Reading

As Alegres Comadres (2003)
as Dr. Caius

Nightly Diary (1993)
Actor

The Third Bank of the River (1994)
Actor

O Humanismo de Frei Betto (2023)
Actor

1º de Abril, Brasil (1989)
Actor

Jaguar Man (2021)
as Pedro

Lua Cambará - Nas Escadarias do Palácio (2002)
Actor

Happy Hour: Verdades e Consequências (2018)
as Arlindo

The Invisible Friend (2006)
as Guilhermino

Guerra do Paraguay (2016)
Actor

The Midday Sun (2010)
Actor

De Sentinela (1993)
as Sentinela

Diário Dentro da Noite (2022)
Actor

Quem Você Mais Deseja (2005)
Actor

O Afeto Que Se Encerra Em Nosso Peito Juvenil (2007)
Actor

Dossiê 50: Comício a Favor dos Náufragos (2013)
as Narrator

Santiago das Américas ou o Olho do Terceiro Mundo (2019)
as narração





