António-Pedro Vasconcelos

Birthday: March 10th, 1939 Place of Birth: Leiria, Portugal

António-Pedro Saraiva de Barros e Vasconcelos (born 10 March 1939 in Leiria) is a Portuguese film director. He was a member of the Cinema Novo movement, which was heavily inspired by the Nouvelle Vague and Italian neorealism. Later his style derived to a more mainstream sensibility. Vasconcelos is famously a Benfica supporter.