
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/16/1959
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Also Known As
Chico Díaz
Chico Diaz
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

The Ardor
as João

Mango Yellow
as Wellington Cannibal

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self

Where the River Runs Black
as Raimundo

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

Doces Poderes
as Jornalista de Rondônia

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
as Ricardo Reis

The Forest
as Firmino

Talking Cinema
as Man with green eyes (Diadorim)

Angels of the Sun
as Tadeu

The Patriot
as Felizardo

Chico Rei
Unknown Role

Gabriela
as Chico Moleza

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

Belly Up
as Múcio

Going to Brazil
as Augusto

As Alegres Comadres
as Dr. Caius

Avaete, Seed of Revenge
as Louco do Juqueri

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

O Tronco
as Catulino