Francisco "Chico" Díaz Rocha (born 16 February 1959) is a Brazilian actor.

Biography

Francisco Díaz Rocha was born in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. He is the son of Juan Díaz Bordenave, a Paraguayan journalist and pedagogue, and Maria Cândida, a Brazilian translator. He was raised in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, where their parents decided to live in 1968. He was married to actress Cecília Santana, with whom he has a son called Antônio. He is currently married to actress Sílvia Buarque, with whom he has a daughter called Irene.

Selected filmography

* '' Gabriela, Cravo e Canela'' (1983) * ''

Quilombo A ''quilombo'' (; from the Kimbundu word , ) is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin, and others sometimes called Carabali. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were maroons, a term for e ...

'' (1984) * ''

Avaete, Seed of Revenge ''Avaete, Seed of Revenge'' ( pt, Avaeté: Semente da Vingança) is a 1985 Brazilian drama film directed by Zelito Viana. Based on the massacre of Cinta Larga people in the region of Fontanillas (now Juína, Mato Grosso), it was shot along the ...

'' (1985) * ''

The Man in the Black Cape ''The Man in the Black Cape'' ( pt, O Homem da Capa Preta) is a 1986 Brazilian drama film directed by Sérgio Rezende. Shot in Rio de Janeiro, it portrays the life of Tenório Cavalcanti, a Duque de Caxias politician who used to carry a machi ...

'' (1986) * ''

Where the River Runs Black ''Where the River Runs Black'' is a 1986 film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Charles Durning, Peter Horton, and Dana Delany. The screenplay was written by Neal Jimenez and Peter Silverman, based on the novel ''Lazaro'' by David Kendal ...

'' (1986) * '' The Third Bank of the River'' (1994) * ''

Perfumed Ball ''Perfumed Ball'' ( pt, Baile Perfumado) is a 1996 Brazilian film directed by Lírio Ferreira and Paulo Caldas. Starring Duda Mamberti and Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, it shows the history of how Benjamin Abrahão befriended Lampião, the leader of ...

'' (1996) * ''

Força de um Desejo ''Força de um Desejo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo, and was shown in the schedule of 18 hours between May 10, 1999 and January 29, 2000, in 227 chapters. It was written by Gilberto Braga and as collaborators with Alcides Noguei ...

'' (1999) * ''

Mango Yellow ''Mango Yellow'' ( pt, Amarelo Manga) is a 2002 Brazilian drama film directed by Cláudio Assis. It stars Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Dira Paes, Chico Díaz, and Leona Cavalli as working-class people who engage in amorous and social enco ...

'' (2002) * '' The Forest'' (2002) * '' América'' (2005) * '' Sonhos de Peixe'' (2006) * ''

Paraíso Tropical ''Paraíso Tropical'' (English: ''Tropical Paradise'') is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from 5 March and 28 September 2007, totaling 179 chapters. Aired replacing '' Páginas da Vida'', Manoel Carlos, and replaced ...

'' (2007) * ''

A Favorita ''A Favorita'' (English: ''The Favorite'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast TV Globo. It premiered 2 June 2008 to 17 January 2009 with a total number of episodes of 197. It is created by João Emanuel Carneiro and directed by Ricar ...

'' (2008) *''

O Contador de Histórias ''O Contador de Histórias'' (''The Story of Me'' or (Australian title) The Storyteller) is a 2009 Brazilian film directed by Luiz Villaça, based on the life of Roberto Carlos Ramos, a Brazilian teacher and storyteller brought up in a state educa ...

'' (aka ''The Story of Me'') (2009) * ''

Gabriela Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine given name * ''Gabriela'' (1942 film), a Czech film * ''Gabriela'' (1950 film), a German film * ''Gabriela'' (1983 film), a Brazilian film * ''Gabriela' ...

'' (2012)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Chico 1959 births Living people Male actors from Mexico City Mexican emigrants to Brazil Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Paraguayan descent Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male television actors