Diogo Infante Movies

One explorer's "discovery" has tragic consequences in this drama from Brazil. Diogo (Diogo Infante) is a cartographer from Portugal stationed at the Coimbra Fort, a compound in the Mato Grosso regions of Brazil. Diogo has come to Brazil to search out previously unknown cities and draw maps of the area. His life takes an unexpected turn when he falls in love with Anote (Luciana Rigueuira), a beautiful young woman whose family rules a local tribe of Guaicuru Indians. When Anote becomes pregnant with Diogo's child, he earns the enmity of the Guaicuru people, leading them into a battle with the soldiers of Coimbra Fort, and leaving 54 of the Portuguese dead. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Mario (Diogo Infante) is on the run from the authorities of several countries, as well as any number of covert organizations, as a result of a terrorist act he committed somewhere in Africa. He has returned to his native Portugal to hide out and try to discover whatever happened to his girlfriend, who was supposed to meet him after he did his nefarious deed and never showed up. While he is dwelling in the rural countryside, he meets up with a woman (Paula Guedes) whose car breaks down just outside the place he is hiding. She becomes his new girlfriend, and he tries to enlist her to help him find his old girlfriend. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

The effects of the Spanish Civil War on Portugal are examined in this Portuguese-Spanish historical drama. The story is in 1936 during the summer and centers on a group of young adults who have gone to the seaside for a vacation. Among the revelers are Mercedes, her brother Ramos, and his friend Jorge, who develops a crush on the woman. Their fun is interrupted when news of the newly erupted conflict reaches them. Each of the vacationers have their own take on the war and heated arguments ensue. An impassioned Ramos decides to journey to Spain and fight against the fascists. Meanwhile, Portugal's conservative dictator, Salazar, becomes increasingly oppressive. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Five strangers from various parts of the Iberian Peninsula experience an outbreak of seemingly unrelated supernatural phenomena that only later take on greater significance in veteran director George Sluizer's 2002 seriocomic fantasy The Stoneraft. Joana (Ana Padrao), Jose (Gabino Diego), Maria (Iciar Bollain), and Joaquim (Diogo Infante) are all experiencing events they cannot logically explain: A flock of starlings follows Jose everywhere he goes, while Joana creates small fault lines with her walking stick; Joaquim not only raises an impossibly large stone with only his hands but also throws it out to sea; while unraveling one sock, Maria discovers the thread has no end. Pedro's (Federico Luppi) -- the fifth stranger -- experience is the most significant, as he alone feels a bizarre tremor that eventually leads to the entirety of Iberia dislodging itself from the rest of the European continent. As the new island begins to drift toward North America and a catastrophic collision appears imminent, the majority of the Spanish and Portuguese populations begin to abandon the renegade land mass. The five prophets, however, seek an answer to all of these puzzling events and are thus drawn together on their mutual quest for truth while preparing for what seems to be an approaching apocalypse. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide