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Sandra Cóias
Sandra Cóias is a Portuguese actress and model that has appeared in over 30 different films and television shows. The bulk of her work has been on Portuguese TV in telenovelas and other dramas. She was born August 25, 1972 … Continue reading
Paulo Branco
Paulo Branco is an internationally acclaimed Portuguese film producer with over 235 titles to his credit. He was born in Lisbon June 3, 1950. He has founded 3 production companies, Madragoa Films, Gemini Films, and Spider Pictures. He was a … Continue reading
Edgar Pêra
Edgar Pêra is a Portuguese filmmaker who calls himself Homem-Kâmara. He was born in Lisbon November 19, 1960 and says that his life’s goal is to record life in film. He concentrated in film editing at the Escola Superior de … Continue reading
Artur Agostinho
Artur Agostinho was born on Christmas Day in 1920. He is an award winning Portuguese actor as well as a journalist and broadcaster. Artur has been a on a variety of television shows over the years including “Quem Sabe, Sabe,” … Continue reading
António Lopes Ribeiro (1908-1995)
António Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese filmmaker with over 60 titles to his name either as a director, writer, producer, editor, production designer, assistant director, or actor. He is best known for his films in the 1940’s such as O … Continue reading
Ricardo Costa – Portuguese Film Producer and Director
Ricardo Costa is a Portuguese producer and film director. He was born January 25, 1940 in Peniche, Portugal. Most of his films are documentary in nature, but many have a dramatic and poetical flair that make them popular for many … Continue reading
Manoel de Oliveira (n. Dec. 11, 1908)
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira is the oldest film director in the world. He has been active in Portuguese films since 1931. Throughout his career he has been a director, editor, screenwriter, producer, sound technician, actor, and cinematographer. He was … Continue reading
César Guerra Leal
César Guerra Leal (1927-) is a Portuguese director and producer. He has 17 credited titles as a producer from 1957 to 1985, and 16 as a director. He was married to Clélia Pereira Lopes. His films were mostly documentary shorts … Continue reading
Teresa Villaverde
Teresa Villaverde Cabral is a Portuguese actress, writer, director, and cinematographer. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal May 18, 1966. Some of her better known movies include Os Mutantes (1998), Três Irmãos (1994), Transe (2006), and Agua e Sal (2001). … Continue reading