Jorge Brum do Canto

Jorge Brum do Canto was born in Lisbon on 10 February 1910, into a family with Flemish and English roots. He enrolled in law without finishing his studies, played a first role at fifteen, at seventeen wrote a cinema page in O Século, and was assistant to Leitão de Barros and Chianca de Garcia before moving behind the camera. His career runs from 1929 to 1984. From 1953 to 1959 he left Lisbon to live from farming and fishing on Porto Santo, where he owned land, then returned to filmmaking. He died in Lisbon on 7 February 1994.

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• CinemaThe Song of the EarthA Canção da TerraJorge Brum do Canto · 1938Cinema