Hélder Costa (playwright) explained

Hélder Costa (born 1939, in Grândola) is a Portuguese dramatist and playwright.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} He is director of the theatre company A Barraca, which is based at the Teatro Cinearte in Lisbon.^[5] After the 25th April 1974, he returned to Portugal and was one of the founding members of the group A Barraca, where he is director and artistic director. The company won the UNESCO prize in 1992, directed several shows in Spain, Brazil, Denmark, and Mozambique. He has directed educational activities and participated in congresses and festivals in France, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Cape Verde, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, USA, USSR, Chile and Italy.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ruadebaixo.com/helder-costa.html Article and interview (Portuguese) with photo
2. Michel Corvin Anthologie critique des auteurs dramatiques européens (1945-2000) 2007 Page 114 "... critique de l'histoire du Portugal : Arraia miûda, de Jaime Gralheiro (né en 1939), ou D. Joâo V, de Helder Costa (né en 1939); "
3. Dedalus, published by Associação Portuguesa de Literatura Comparada - 1991 p.72 "... foram apresentadas ao público imigrante português as peças Aj espingardas da Mãe Carrar, A excepção e a regra e A Mãe, por actores não profissionais, dirigidos, no caso da segunda peça, por Hélder Costa [n. 1939]44...."
4. Portuguese Studies Review - Volumes 1 à 2 - International Conference Group on Portugal - 1991 p.68 "A new group of playwrights began writing or perfected their writing skills in part through association with theater companies: Helder Costa (b. 1939)..."
5. Hélder Costa, Maria do Céu Guerra, A Barraca 25 anos 2000
6. Web site: 30 March 2013. 2012-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526103055/http://www.cm-grandola.pt/PT/Concelho/Personalidades/Documents/PERSONALIDADES.pdf. Câmara Municipal de Grândola. PERSONALIDADES.