
Directing
Rodrigo Aragão
Born 1977-01-18 · Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Rodrigo Aragão is a director, screenwriter, and special effects makeup artist, recognized as one of the leading names in genre cinema in Brazil. Born in Guarapari, in the state of Espírito Santo, he is the founder of the production company Fábulas Filmes and gained recognition with films such as "Mangue Negro" (2008), "A Noite do Chupacabras" (2011), "A Mata Negra" (2018), and "O Cemitério das Almas Perdidas" (2020) — works that blend horror, Brazilian folklore, and social critique. His films have screened at over 140 festivals worldwide and received 36 awards, both national and international. In addition to directing, he is recognized for his work in makeup and practical effects, collaborating with a wide range of productions throughout Brazil. His career has been a fruitful and independent one, marked by partnerships and collaborations with major players in the audiovisual industry, such as Globo Filmes, O2, and RT Features. In 2023, Fábulas opened its own studio in Guarapari, marking a new chapter for the company as it rebrands and expands its market presence, broadening its scope.
Acting credits
4.3Luna sets out on a journey in search of her mother, who disappeared on the last day of Carnival in Guarapari. Her search leads her to an old building that is apparently empty but inhabited by tormented souls.
Evil Within
2025
NRDocumentary about the production of independent horror films in Brazil, made by third-year students of the Senac audiovisual course in 2008.
Submundo Sangrento
2008
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Horror no Cinema Nacional
2016
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Onde os Mortos Não Têm Vez
2011
8.8Denílson always wanted to be an acclaimed filmmaker and be in the spotlight. Even with the support of his female colleagues, the lack of resources, or talent, leads the trio down a dark path saturated with gruesome practices.
Revelations of a Cannibal Filmaker
2014
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Memórias do Pampa Feroz
2025
NRA girl crosses the forest to get milk and on the way she knows about Saci, who punishes those who do not respect the people of the forest.
O Saci
2015
3.8Unites 8 Latin American filmmakers from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Spain, and Mexico in a single feature to count depict in seven stories some of the most brutal crimes that have happened in these countries.
Alerta: recuento de cadáveres
2014
NRHe was taken away. And he wasn't alone.
Chupa-Cabras
2005
NRA documentary that seeks to map the current scenario of Brazilian horror cinema to answer the following question: what's so appealing about working with the genre and producing some of our biggest nightmares?
Fear is Just the Beginning
2023
Behind the camera
NRPequi is an awkward saci who believes he's unlucky for having been born with his left foot. To fix this, he sets off on a fun adventure through the Folclórica forest with his friend Teobaldo and the brave curupira Ingá. Along the way, they face challenges and encounter magical creatures from Brazilian folklore.
Folkloric
2026
4.3Luna sets out on a journey in search of her mother, who disappeared on the last day of Carnival in Guarapari. Her search leads her to an old building that is apparently empty but inhabited by tormented souls.
Evil Within
2025
4.3Luna sets out on a journey in search of her mother, who disappeared on the last day of Carnival in Guarapari. Her search leads her to an old building that is apparently empty but inhabited by tormented souls.
Evil Within
2025
4.3Luna sets out on a journey in search of her mother, who disappeared on the last day of Carnival in Guarapari. Her search leads her to an old building that is apparently empty but inhabited by tormented souls.
Evil Within
2025
NRWhile chaos reigns in the outside world, a woman maintains peace by tending a small vegetable garden, until she receives a strange order from distant lands.
Sementes
2020
NRWhile chaos reigns in the outside world, a woman maintains peace by tending a small vegetable garden, until she receives a strange order from distant lands.
Sementes
2020
NRA fish caught in the lake in the Perocão region, in Garapari, Espírito Santo, contaminates the people who eat it, turning them into zombies thirsty for human flesh.
Peixe Podre
2005
NRA fish caught in the lake in the Perocão region, in Garapari, Espírito Santo, contaminates the people who eat it, turning them into zombies thirsty for human flesh.
Peixe Podre
2005
NRA fish caught in the lake in the Perocão region, in Garapari, Espírito Santo, contaminates the people who eat it, turning them into zombies thirsty for human flesh.
Peixe Podre
2005
5.3A strange black spot approaches the coast, bringing death and destruction to a fishing village. In a desperate flight to escape the chaos, lonely Albino fights for the great love of his life at the risk of his own soul.
Dark Sea
2013
5.3A strange black spot approaches the coast, bringing death and destruction to a fishing village. In a desperate flight to escape the chaos, lonely Albino fights for the great love of his life at the risk of his own soul.
Dark Sea
2013
NRSix new stories emerge in the new feature film from the Stranger Tales franchise, bringing the theme of Demons and Possessions.
Histórias Estranhas 2
2024
NRSix new stories emerge in the new feature film from the Stranger Tales franchise, bringing the theme of Demons and Possessions.
Histórias Estranhas 2
2024
8.8Denílson always wanted to be an acclaimed filmmaker and be in the spotlight. Even with the support of his female colleagues, the lack of resources, or talent, leads the trio down a dark path saturated with gruesome practices.
Revelations of a Cannibal Filmaker
2014
8.8Denílson always wanted to be an acclaimed filmmaker and be in the spotlight. Even with the support of his female colleagues, the lack of resources, or talent, leads the trio down a dark path saturated with gruesome practices.
Revelations of a Cannibal Filmaker
2014
5.7In a polluted mangrove swamp, dead bodies raise during the night, attacking and biting the dwellers that transform into aggressive zombies. Local fisherman Luís fights against the monsters to survive and save the lives of those around him.
Mud Zombies
2008
5.7In a polluted mangrove swamp, dead bodies raise during the night, attacking and biting the dwellers that transform into aggressive zombies. Local fisherman Luís fights against the monsters to survive and save the lives of those around him.
Mud Zombies
2008
7.1Corrupted by the power of Cipriano's Black Book, a Jesuit and his followers begin a reign of horror in colonial Brazil, until they be cursed to live forever trapped under the graves of a cemetery. Now, centuries later, they are ready to break free and spread their evil all over the world.
Cemetery of Lost Souls
2020
7.1Corrupted by the power of Cipriano's Black Book, a Jesuit and his followers begin a reign of horror in colonial Brazil, until they be cursed to live forever trapped under the graves of a cemetery. Now, centuries later, they are ready to break free and spread their evil all over the world.
Cemetery of Lost Souls
2020
5.3In a forest based in the heart of Brazil, a girl sees her life – and everyone’s around her – change terribly, when she finds the Lost Book of Cypriano, whose Dark Magic, besides bestowing power and wealth on its possessor, is also able to deliver a terrible evil upon the Earth.
The Black Forest
2018
5.3In a forest based in the heart of Brazil, a girl sees her life – and everyone’s around her – change terribly, when she finds the Lost Book of Cypriano, whose Dark Magic, besides bestowing power and wealth on its possessor, is also able to deliver a terrible evil upon the Earth.
The Black Forest
2018
NRA girl crosses the forest to get milk and on the way she knows about Saci, who punishes those who do not respect the people of the forest.
O Saci
2015
NRA girl crosses the forest to get milk and on the way she knows about Saci, who punishes those who do not respect the people of the forest.
O Saci
2015
6.4Death and blood are in the middle of a feud between two families. Something creepy rounds the Silva Farm and makes its victims. The Carvalho Family, stuck to their past and hatred, can't see the secular evil that approaches from the darken woods.
The Night of the Chupacabras
2011