João Ribeiro

João Ribeiro was born in 1962 in Quelimane, in Zambezia, to Cape Verdean parents. He came to cinema through photography and was the national film institute's delegate in his province, then, in Maputo, head of the film archives and production coordinator. He left for Cuba in 1989 and learned directing and production at the school of San Antonio de los Baños. A founding member of the country's filmmakers' association, he has since produced African films and has made several films from the work of Mia Couto.

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• Short filmBonfireFogataJoão Ribeiro · 1992Cinema