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Déo Cardoso(I)

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Déo Cardoso is a Brazilian-American film writer-director. In 2024, his debut feature "Cabeça de Nêgo" (A Bruddah's Mind) won Jury and Public Award at the 41th Rencontre du Cinema in France. The film also won Best Brazilian film of 2021, by Brazilian Critics Association Award (Abraccine), and São Paulo Art Critics Association Award (APCA). Cardoso also co-wrote the TV series "Rota 66" (2021) and co-directed the 1st Season of the series "Encantado's" (2022), both for Globo Studios-Brazil and its streaming platform Globoplay. Déo Cardoso is developing two feature films: the social-drama "Os Olhos do Mar" (The Ocean's Eyes), and the soccer comedy "Bolada" (Ballin') to be released in late 2025.
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      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Cabeça de Nêgo (2020)
    Cabeça de Nêgo
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2020
    Rhaísa Batista and Dani Gondim in Milagre do Destino (2025)
    Milagre do Destino
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 2025
    Humberto Carrão in Rota 66: A Polícia que Mata (2022)
    Rota 66: A Polícia que Mata
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Luis Miranda and Vilma Melo in Encantado's (2022)
    Encantado's
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director

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    • Luis Miranda and Vilma Melo in Encantado's (2022)
      Encantado's
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Cabeça de Nêgo (2020)
      Cabeça de Nêgo
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2020

    Writer



    • Rhaísa Batista and Dani Gondim in Milagre do Destino (2025)
      Milagre do Destino
      7.8
      • consulting writer
      • 2025
    • Humberto Carrão in Rota 66: A Polícia que Mata (2022)
      Rota 66: A Polícia que Mata
      8.3
      TV Series
      • screenplay
      • 2022
    • Cabeça de Nêgo (2020)
      Cabeça de Nêgo
      7.5
      • Writer
      • 2020

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    • Estranho Caminho (2023)
      Estranho Caminho
      6.8
      • Segurança
      • 2023
    • Flutter (2006)
      Flutter
      Short
      • 2006

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      • Cardoso's Youth-in-revolt homage to the Black Panthers at SF Latino Film Festival
      • Déo Cardoso's "A Bruddah's Mind" at Santa Barbara Intl. Film Fest

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