Directing
Francisco Santos
Born January 16, 1873 Died June 17, 1937 (Age 64)Porto4 Credits
Francisco Dias Ferreira dos Santos (Porto, January 16, 1873 – Bagé, June 17, 1937) was a Portuguese film director, actor, film producer, and entrepreneur. He was the founder of Guarany Fábrica de Fitas Cinematográficas, in Pelotas, the first studio built specifically for cinema in Brazil. The studio produced the short film Os Óculos do Vovô (Grandpa's Glasses), considered the oldest Brazilian fiction film with fragme…
Filmography & Credits
The Works of Francisco Santos
Visual Archive
Portraits of Francisco Santos