Luís Galvão Teles

Producer, Director, Writer, Actor

December 4, 1945 (80 years)
Born on December 4, 1945, Luís Galvão Teles studied Law in Lisbon (1967) and Cinema in Paris (1968/70).

Throughout his 50-year career in cinema, Luís Galvão Teles has held various positions as director, screenwriter, producer and distributor.

He was an active participant in various film movements in Portugal before and after the revolution of April 25, 1974. That same year, he became one of the founding partners of CINEQUANON, a film cooperative that played a key role during the revolution.

In 1997, he founded FADO FILMES, one of the most important Portuguese film production companies.

Known For

  • Jaime
    Jaime1999
  • Love for Sale
    Love for Sale2006
  • The Night of the Sunflowers
    The Night of the Sunflowers2006
  • Dot.com
    Dot.com2007
  • The Immortals
    The Immortals2003
  • Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor
    Refrigerantes e Canções de Amor2016
  • Manas
    Manas2025
  • Just Retired 2
    Just Retired 22022
  • Women
    Women1997
  • Private Desert
    Private Desert2021
  • Fados
    Fados2007
  • Fado Blues
    Fado Blues2004
  • Praça Paris
    Praça Paris2017
  • Ice
    Ice2016
  • Orange Honey
    Orange Honey2012
  • The Death of Carlos Gardel
    The Death of Carlos Gardel2011
  • Black Diamonds
    Black Diamonds2013
  • Grey and Black
    Grey and Black2015
  • Carnival Is Over
    Carnival Is Over2025
  • The Queen and the Bastard
    The Queen and the Bastard1 season

Filmography

2015
2006
Dança Comigo · as Self - Jury Member
2000
Globos de Ouro 1999 · as Self (best Film)
1996
VIP World · as Self
1991
Movie Days · as Self

2004
Fado Blues · as Op Art Café Customer
1982
A Vida É Bela?! · as Priest

1982
A Vida É Bela?! · as Presents