Benfica lamenta morte de António-Pedro Vasconcelos: 'Homem de benfiquismo devotado'
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President of the Republic considers that the director “was a prominent figure” of the last half century, in “everything he did”.
Figura incontornável do cinema português, autor de grandes sucessos de bilheteira, benfica fervoroso, morreu esta terça-feira. Tinha 84 anos.
A film centered on Gal Costa premieres today; António-Pedro Vasconcelos, filmmaker and tireless fighter for various causes, passed away yesterday. Opinion by Nuno Pacheco.
Born in Leiria on March 10, 1939, António-Pedro Vasconcelos directed the first fictional feature film, “Lost by the Hundred”, in 1972, in a cinematography that dates back to the late 1960s and totals more than two dozen works.
“An admirable Portuguese citizen and I think that, on the day we lose him, his memory remains and the example of a life dedicated to our country, culture, arts and politics, and friendship too, will be greatly missed,” said Rui Tavares, asked about the death of the Portuguese director on the sidelines of a campaign action in Lisbon. The historian recalled “the friend” with whom he had many conversations “about the future of the left in Portugal …
Several personalities honored the director who died this Wednesday.
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