Lopes Barbosa

Born in O'Porto, Portugal, in 1944, his interest for films led him to be a member of Cine-Clube do Porto at 15-years-old. He knew how to make films in theory when he was conscripted to the Army, at 18; he was sent to Angola, then a Portuguese province, to serve in the colonial war, where he learned cinematography and the practical side of making ...