António-Pedro Vasconcelos

António-Pedro Saraiva de Barros e Vasconcelos GCIH (10 March 1939 – 5 March 2024) was a Portuguese film director.

António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Born
António-Pedro Saraiva de Barros e Vasconcelos

(1939-03-10)10 March 1939
Died5 March 2024(2024-03-05) (aged 84)
CitizenshipPortuguese
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active1968–2024
MovementNovo Cinema Português

Personal life

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Vasconcelos was the middle of three sons of Guilherme de Barros e Vasconcelos (Celorico de Basto, Britelo, 28 December 1902 – 1984), a lawyer and a nobleman of the Royal Household, and Palmira Henriqueta de Carvalho Saraiva (b. Portalegre, 28 August 1907).

In 1961, Vasconcelos married Maria Helena Marques (born 26 July 1939), whom he later divorced. His second wife, Maria Teresa de Carvalho de Albuquerque Schmidt, and had four children: Pedro Jaime Marque, Guilherme Infante de Lacerda, Patrícia Marques and Diogo Schmidt.

Vasconcelos was a known supporter of S.L. Benfica.[1]

Vasconcelos died on 5 March 2024, at the age of 84.[2]

Filmography

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  • Exposição de Tapeçaria (1968)
  • Indústria Cervejeira em Portugal - 2 (1968)
  • Tapeçaria - Tradição Que Revive (1968)
  • 27 Minutos Com Fernando Lopes Graça (1969)
  • Fernando Lopes Graça (1971)
  • Perdido por Cem... (1973)
  • Adeus, Até ao Meu Regresso (1974)
  • Emigr/Antes... E Depois? (1976)
  • Oxalá (1981)
  • O Lugar do Morto (1984)
  • Aqui D'El Rei! (1992)
  • Jaime (1999)
  • Os Imortais (2003)
  • Call Girl (2007)
  • A Bela e o Paparazzo (2010)
  • Parque Mayer (2018)
  • KM 224 (2022)

References

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  1. ^ "António Pedro Vasconcelos: "Tenho muita confiança nesta equipa"" [I have very confidence in this team] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ Morreu António-Pedro Vasconcelos, um dos maiores realizadores portugueses (in Portuguese)
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