Fernando Lopes (filmmaker)

Fernando Lopes, GCIH (28 December 1935 – 2 May 2012) was a Portuguese film director. He was a Film teacher at the Portuguese National Conservatory, nowadays the Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema). He died, aged 76, in Lisbon due to throat cancer.

Not to be confused with Fernão Lopes, the Portuguese chronist, or Fernão Lopez, the first inhabitant of Saint Helena..
Fernando Lopes
Born(1935-12-28)28 December 1935
Maçãs de Dona Maria, Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugal
Died2 May 2012(2012-05-02) (aged 76)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationFilm director
MovementNovo Cinema Português
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