José Leitão de Barros
Gender: Male
Born: 22nd October 1896
Died: 29th June 1967
Nationality: Portugal
Movies: A Severa, Ala-Arriba!, As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor, Camões, Maria Papoila
José Leitão de Barros (22 October 1896 – 29 June 1967) was a Portuguese film director and playwright.
Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar (1930), the second docufiction after Moana (1926) by Robert Flaherty, the first Portuguese sound film, A Severa (1931), Ala-Arriba! (1945), and a biopic about Portugal's national poet, Camões (1946).
He was born and died in Lisbon.
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