Biography

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

Words with Gods

The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")

Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Self (archive footage)

The Adventures of a Paraíba

Don't Play with Tigers

Rio's Love Song

(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")

The Inventor of Dreams

Hélio Pellegrino

Barrela: Escola de Crimes

Bahia

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

Ricardo Reis