António-Pedro Vasconcelos Explained

António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Birth Name:António-Pedro Saraiva de Barros e Vasconcelos
Birth Date:10 March 1939
Birth Place:Leiria, Portugal
Citizenship:Portuguese
Movement:Novo Cinema Português
Occupation:Film director, producer
Years Active:1968–2024

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

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 February 2013. António Pedro Vasconcelos: "Tenho muita confiança nesta equipa". I have very confidence in this team. dead. S.L. Benfica. Portuguese. 26 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226084714/http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/articleid/27417/detalhedenoticia.aspx. 26 December 2014.
  2. https://www.nit.pt/cultura/cinema/morreu-antonio-pedro-vasconcelos-um-dos-maiores-realizadores-portugueses Morreu António-Pedro Vasconcelos, um dos maiores realizadores portugueses