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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
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# César Moraes

## Identity

César Moraes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/cesar-moraes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** cesar-moraes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0602405
- **TMDB ID:** 55087
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0602405/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55087

Cinematographer. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Also known as:** Cesar Morais, César de Moraes, César de Morais, Cezar Morais, Cezar de Moraes
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0602405/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55087

## Biography

César Moraes, also credited as Cezar Moraes or César de Moraes, is a Brazilian cinematographer. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1954, he has worked on both documentaries and popular feature films since the 1990s.

He served as director of photography on the documentary *Bus 174* (2002), directed by José Padilha, as well as on several commercial successes including the Xuxa films *Xuxa Requebra* (1999) and *Xuxa e os Duendes* (2001), where he helped pioneer HDTV use in Brazil, and multiple entries in the Didi comedy series such as *Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão* (1998) and *Didi Quer Ser Criança* (2004). He has also collaborated on documentaries with director Tetê Moraes.

*Sources: filmeb.com.br, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bus 174* (2002), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/bus-174.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Claustrophobia* (2024), as Color Grading
- *Charcoal* (2019), Cinematography
- *Família de Axé* (2019), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Gaby Estrella: O Filme* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Federal* (2010), Director of Photography
- *The Warrior Didi and the Ninja Lili* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Secret of Princess Lili* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Knight Didi and the Princess Lili* (2006), Cinematography
- *Cheating in Chains* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Didi - The Treasure Raider* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Didi Wanna Be a Kid* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Didi - The Goofy Cupid* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Bus 174* (2002), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/bus-174.md)
- *Metade Sexo, Metade Mussarela* (2002), Director of Photography
- *O Sonho de Rose: 10 Anos Depois* (2000), Cinematography
- *Retrato Pintado* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Xuxa Requebra* (1999), Director of Photography
- *No Coração dos Deuses* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Sombras de Julho* (1995), series, Director of Photography
- *Era Uma Vez...* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Krajcberg a Chico Mendes* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Assim na Tela Como no Céu* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Brasília, Uma Sinfonia* (1986), Camera Operator
- *AMPARO*, as Loader

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