Chianca de Garcia

Eduardo Chianca de Garcia was born in Lisbon on 14 May 1898. A journalist, critic, playwright and theatre director, he began in cinema in the silent era and in 1928, with António Lopes Ribeiro, founded the magazine Imagem. In 1930 he sat on the commission that proposed equipping the country with a sound studio, and was one of the founders of Tobis. In 1939 he left for Brazil, made two films there and remained until his death, in Rio de Janeiro, on 28 January 1983, long writing a column in the Diário de Lisboa.

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• CinemaAldeia da Roupa BrancaChianca de Garcia · 1939Cinema