Chico Díaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Rocha.

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

Chico Díaz
Díaz in 2011
Born	Francisco Díaz Rocha (1959-02-16) 16 February 1959 (age 66) Mexico City, Mexico
Citizenship	Brazil Paraguay
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present
Spouses	Cecília Santana ​ (divorced)​ Sílvia Buarque ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	2
Relatives	Chico Buarque (father-in-law) Marieta Severo (mother-in-law)
Family	Juan Díaz Bordenave (father) Maria Cândida (mother) Enrique Díaz (younger brother)

Biography

Francisco Díaz Rocha was born in Mexico City.^[1] He is the son of Juan Díaz Bordenave, a Paraguayan journalist and pedagogue, and Maria Cândida, a Brazilian translator.^[2][3] He was raised in Rio de Janeiro, where their parents decided to live in 1968.^[3]

He was married to actress Cecília Santana, with whom he has a son called Antônio.^[3] He is currently married to actress Sílvia Buarque, with whom he has a daughter called Irene.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1983)
• Quilombo (1984)
• Avaete, Seed of Revenge (1985)
• The Man in the Black Cape (1986)
• Where the River Runs Black (1986)
• The Third Bank of the River (1994)
• Perfumed Ball (1996)
• Força de um Desejo (1999)
• Mango Yellow (2002)
• The Forest (2002)
• América (2005)
• Sonhos de Peixe (2006)
• Paraíso Tropical (2007)
• A Favorita (2008)
• O Contador de Histórias (aka The Story of Me) (2009)
• Gabriela (2012)
• Todas as Flores (2022)
• Renascer (2024)^[4]