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- Birth nameAntónio Pedro Saraiva de Barros e Vasconcelos
- António-Pedro Vasconcelos is a Portuguese professor, a chronicler, a television commentator with strong civic involvement. But António-Pedro Vasconcelos is, above all, one of the greatest filmmakers of Portugal, a founding figure of the new Portuguese cinema, he created characters, told stories, put everyday life in films, brought films closer to the Portuguese public. António directed some of the greatest Portuguese films of the last decades, such as Jaime (1999), Cats Don't Have Vertigo (2014), Amor Impossível (2015) and Parque Mayer (2018). Throughout his incomparable career he won 2 Cannes Film Festival Awards, in 7 nominations he ended up winning 2 Portuguese Golden Globes and won 3 Portuguese Academy Awards, including the Honorary Award.
- IMDb mini biography by: Cinema Português
- SpousesTeresa Schmidt(1975 - March 5, 2024) (his death, 1 child)Maria Helena Marques(1961 - August 1966) (divorced, 2 children)
- Frequently does cameos in his movies
- Frequently casts Nicolau Breyner and Soraia Chaves
- Brother of José Luís Vasconcelos.
- Father of Patrícia Vasconcelos.
- Has two children from his first marriage: Pedro Jaime Marques de Barros e Vasconcelos (b. 7.11.1962) and Patrícia Marques de Barros e Vasconcelos (b. 26.2.1966); and a son from his second marriage: Diogo Schmidt de Vasconcelos (b. 13.6.1975).
- His father, Guilherme de Barros e Vasconcelos, was a Lawyer and a Nobleman of the Royal Household of Portugal. His mother was Palmira Henriqueta de Carvalho Saraiva.
- He's able to speak, understand and write fluently in Portuguese, English and French.
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