Fernando Lopes

Fernando Lopes was born on 28 December 1935 in Maçãs de Dona Maria, in the municipality of Alvaiázere. He joined the fledgling television service in 1957, studied directing in London on a scholarship from the cinema fund, then made the documentary portrait of a former Lisbon boxer, one of the great titles of the Novo Cinema. He edited the journal Cinéfilo and headed the Portuguese Cinema Centre, founded and ran the second channel of public television and taught cinema. He died in Lisbon on 2 May 2012.

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• CinemaA Bee in the RainUma Abelha na ChuvaFernando Lopes · 1972Cinema