Biography
Henrique Espírito Santo was born in Portugal in 1931. Between 1954 and 1963 he worked as a film society manager and was the author of several cinema related articles in the magazines Visor, Imagem, Actualidades, and Seara Nova. In 1967, he became an actor as well as a producer of films, documentaries, and television shows. He also was a film publicist.
In 1976 he founded the production company Prole Filme and has taught film production in universities and film festivals since 1978. He has been a Production Manager for such directors as João César Monteiro, José Fonseca e Costa, Alberto Seixas Santos and Manoel de Oliceira. He produced Cerromaior by Luís Filipe Rocha (1980), one of the first post-revolution films to explore social issues. In 1998, he developed the children's workshop How to Make a Movie, and has been teaching it throughout Portugal ever since.
Producer
Movies | |
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2005 |
Magic Mirror |
1999 |
Hans Staden |
1998 |
Nelio's Story |
1996 |
The Eyes of Asia |
1994 |
Até amanhã, Mário |
1992 |
Off Season |
1988 |
Longe (TV movie) |
1987 |
Relação Fiel e Verdadeira |
The Jester |
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1984 |
Sinais de Vida |
1982 |
Dina e Django |
1980 |
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho |
1979 |
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo? (TV movie) |
1978 |
Ill-Fated Love |
1977 |
Trails |
1975 |
Benilde or The Virgin Mother |
Brandos Costumes |
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Cards on the Table |
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1973 |
The Vows |
1972 |
Fragments of an Alms-Film |
O Recado |
Short | |
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1996 |
Fachada, A |
Actor
Movies | |
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2012 |
Tabu |
2001 |
Die Zwei Leben meines Vaters (TV movie) |
1996 |
Ilhéu da Contenda |
1995 |
Señales de fuego |
1991 |
Ao Fim da Noite |
1988 |
Meia Noite |
1987 |
Relação Fiel e Verdadeira |
The Jester |
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1986 |
O Barão de Altamira |
1983 |
Sleight of Hand |
1980 |
A Culpa |
1978 |
Ill-Fated Love |
1975 |
Lerpar |
Series | |
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2000 |
Febre do Ouro Negro, A |
Director
Documentaries | |
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1975 |
The Guns and the People |
Guest
Shows | |
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2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |