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José Raposo
José Sá Raposo (born 3 February 1963) is a Portuguese actor and producer. Biography He began in the children's theater, by the hand of Francisco Nicholson in 1981 at the Teatro AdHoc, which company he integrated. He did ''Teatro de Revista'' (light comedy theater) on the Teatro Maria Vitória, Teatro Variedades and Teatro ABC, founded with his ex-wife Maria João Abreu the production company ''A Toca dos Raposos,'' with which he staged some shows. He played ''O Processo de Jesus'', from Diego Fabri (Teatro da Trindade); ''Volpone'' from Ben Jonson in Teatro Aberto; ''O Último dos Marialvas'' from Neil Simon, in Casa da Comédia. He was directed by Jean Jordheuil in ''Germânia 3'' of Heiner Müller ( CCB) and by André Gago in ''Os Portas'', from John Godber in Teatro Nacional D. Maria II. He also played in Musical Theater, and made part of Annie of Thomas Meehan, under the direction of A. Cortez in Teatro Maria Matos. He participated in 2003 in the show ''Cada Dia Um ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundo
Dundo, or Dundo-Chitato, is a former mining town, with a population of 177,604 (2014), now a city and the provincial capital of Lunda Norte in Angola. Established in the early part of the 20th century as a planned diamond mining community, Dundo has continued to grow, has its own airport and is now being superseded by a new city, New Dundo. The city is the home of the football club called Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança, which plays at Estádio Quintalão. The local museum houses objects collected by social anthropologist, Hermann Baumann. History The settlement of Dundo was founded in 1912 after the discovery of diamonds in the Cuango River valley, located in the north-eastern border of Angola where it today adjoins the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Formed as a planned community to support the burgeoning mining operations, Dundo grew after the private investor company, Diamang (formed in 1917) were given the diamond mining concession in the entire region of Lunda, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Meehan (writer)
Thomas Edward Meehan (August 14, 1929 – August 21, 2017) was an American playwright. He wrote the books for the musicals ''Annie'', '' The Producers'', ''Hairspray'', ''Young Frankenstein'' and ''Cry-Baby''. He co-wrote the books for '' Elf: The Musical'' and '' Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin''. He received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times—in 1977 for ''Annie'', in 2001 for ''The Producers'' (shared with Mel Brooks), and in 2003 for ''Hairspray'' (shared with Mark O'Donnell). Early life Meehan was born in Ossining, New York, but grew up in Suffern, New York. His father, Thomas, was a businessman, and his mother, Helen Cecilia O’Neill, was an emergency department nurse. He graduated from Hamilton College."Thomas Meehan bio" cityfile.com, accessed March 12, 2011. according to this biography, Meehan was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Fonseca E Costa
José Fonseca e Costa, GCIH (27 June 1933 – 1 November 2015) was a Portuguese film director. He was one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo. Born in Angola, Costa worked as an assistant to Michelangelo Antonioni before becoming one of the leaders of Portugal's 'Young Cinema' in the 1960s.Kuhn, Annette & Radstone, Susannah (1994) ''The Women's Companion to International Film'', University of California Press, , p. 96-7 Filmography *''Os Mistérios de Lisboa'' (2009) *''Viuva Rica Solteira Não Fica'' (2006) *''O Fascínio'' (2003) *'' Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites'' (1996) *''Os Cornos de Cronos'' (1991) *''A Mulher do Próximo'' (1988) *''Balada da Praia dos Cães'' (1987) *''Sem Sombra de Pecado'' (1983) *''Kilas, o Mau da Fita'' (1981) *''Música, Moçambique!'' (1980) *''Os Demónios de Alcácer Quibir'' (1977) *''O Recado'' (1971) *''Voar'' (1970) *''The Pearl of Atlantic'' (1969) *''Regresso à Terra do Sol'' (1967) *''A Cidade'' (1967) *''A Metafísica do Chocolate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim Sapinho
Joaquim Sapinho (born 1965 at Sabugal, Portugal) is a Portuguese film director. Founder of production company Rosa Filmes, he is considered to be part of ''The School of Reis'' film family. Career Joaquim Sapinho was a student at the Portuguese National Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema), where he was a student of António Reis, Paulo Rocha (film director), Paulo Rocha and Alberto Seixas Santos, and where he is nowadays a professor of directing for cinema. He started as a documentarist for television, before directing his first feature. In 1995, with his first picture, ''Haircut (film), Haircut'', he gave us a rare glimpse of the Portuguese youth of the 90's, being nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. Working also as a producer and screenwriter, Sapinho is the founder and owner of the independent production company Rosa Filmes, which brought to light other directors as João Pedro Rodrigues and Manuela Viegas. In 1999, the film ''Gloria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Villaverde
Teresa Villaverde (born 18 May 1966) is a Portuguese film director. Her film ''Os Mutantes'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography *''A Idade Maior'' (1991) *''Três Irmãos'' (1994) *''Os Mutantes'' (1998) *''Água e Sal'' (2001) *''A Favor da Claridade'' (2004) *''Visions of Europe'' (2004) *''Transe'' (2006) *''Swan'' (2011) *''Bridges of Sarajevo'' (2014) *''Paris 15/16'' *'' Colo'' (2017) *''O Termometro de Galileu'' (2018) *''Six Portraits of Pain'' (2019) *''Où en êtes-vou, Teresa Villaverde?'' (2019) Awards *Nominated for the Golden Globe, Portugal in 1999 for Best Director in ''Os Mutantes''. *Nominated for the Golden Globe, Portugal in 1999 for Best Film in ''Os Mutantes''. *Nominated for the Golden Globe, Portugal in 2007 for Best Film in ''Transe ''Transe'' is a 2006 Portuguese film directed by Teresa Villaverde. It won a Special Jury Award at the 2007 Lecce Festival of European Cinema. Plot Sonia is a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Canijo
João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film '' Get a Life'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film ''Blood of My Blood'' was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. His 2023 film ''Bad Living'' won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival Before his directorial debut, Canijo worked as assistant director for Wim Wenders in ''The State of Things'' (1982) and for Werner Schroeter in ''Der Rosenkönig'' (1986). Filmography * Três Menos Eu (1988) * Lovely Child/ Filha da Mãe (1989 * Alentejo Sem Lei (1990) * Black Shoes/ Sapatos Pretos (1998) * Get a Life/ Ganhar a Vida (2001) * In the Darkness of the Night/ Noite Escura (2004) * Misbegotten/ Mal Nascida (2008) * Lusitanian Illusion (2010) * Blood of My Blood/Sangue do Meu Sangue (2011) * ''É o Amor (Obrigação)'' * ''Bad L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Botelho
João Manuel Relvas Leopoldo Botelho (born 1949) is a Portuguese film director. He has directed and written the screenplays of numerous films. His films have won several awards. His works have been nominated for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion. Botelho was awarded the prestigious Ordem do Infante D.Henrique (Grau Comendador), one of the highest Portuguese honors, by President Jorge Sampaio on 10 June 2005. Early years Botelho was born in Lamego, northern Portugal. He enrolled in mechanical engineering at the University of Coimbra and in cinema at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema), in 1974, dropping out in both cases. He has worked as a graphic artist. His first cinematographic works were ''O Alto do Cobre'' and ''Um Projecto de Educação Popular'', both in 1976. Awards *In 1985, he won the Tucano de Ouro for Best Director at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival for ''Um Adeus Português''. *Nominated for the Golden Globes, Portugal i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiago Guedes
Tiago Guedes (born 20 June 1971) is a Portuguese film director and editor. Guedes' film credits include ''Entre os Dedos'', ''Blood Curse (film), Blood Curse'' and ''Acordar''. His television credits include ''The Domain (film), The Domain'', ''Odisseia (TV series), Odisseia'' and ''Os Boys''. Guedes is a frequent collaborator with director Frederico Serra. He was born in Porto and is married to actress Isabel Abreu. References External links * 1971 births People from Porto Living people Portuguese film directors Sophia Award winners {{Portugal-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruy Guerra
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira (born August 22, 1931) is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques (today Maputo) in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony. Biography Guerra studied at IDHEC film school in Paris from 1952. In 1958 he started his career as an assistant director in several French films. He subsequently immigrated to Brazil, where he directed his first feature film, ''Os Cafajestes'' (1962). It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1964, Guerra directed ''Os Fuzis'', which placed him in the forefront of the emerging Cinema Novo movement. The film was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. After that he directed the international production '' Tendres Chasseurs'' (1969) starring Sterling Hayden, and '' Os Deuses e os Mortos'' (1970). The tumultuous political landscape in 1970' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonel Vieira
Leonel Vieira (born 1969) is a Portuguese film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ... and producer. Leonel Vieira has the quality to roll up his sleeves and get to work, knowing that no work is definitive and that it is licit to take false steps. He is one of the most successful Portuguese directors/producers and of greater international recognition. He has made 11 feature films, some of which are in the top 10 of the most watched Portuguese films ever and have the largest box-office in cinema in Portugal. Biography His first film, "A Sombra dos Abutres", selected for more than 50 international festivals, remains his reference film for critics. As a producer he has developed partnerships with production companies in Brazil, Spain, France and USA, having pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Politeama
The Teatro Politeama is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal that opened in 1913. History Teatro Politeama was conceived by Luís António Pereira. Buying land on what is now the Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, close to the ''Coliseu dos Recreios'', a large multipurpose auditorium that was inaugurated in 1890, Pereira laid the first stone of the new theatre on 12 May 1912, having recruited the prestigious architect Miguel Ventura Terra to draw up the plans for the theatre, which had an Art Deco style. José Passos Mesquita was responsible for the construction, while interior decoration was done by the sculptor Jorge Pereira and the painters Benvindo Seia and Veloso Salgado. The theatre, with a capacity of 2264 spectators, was inaugurated on 6 December 1913 with a performance of the operetta ''Valsa de Amor'', starring Cremilda de Oliveira and Sofia Santos. The first night was attended by the first elected Portuguese President, Manuel de Arriaga. Adaptations From 1914 the theatre was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
