Francisco A. Quintela

Movies

Fado, a Singer's Story
Production Manager
Ana Maria loves a modest guitar player, Júlio; when she herself in a 'retiro' (typical fado tavern), public and critics rend major applause. Fame brings about new friends, namely bohemian young who play and sing the fado with her, and not so young men but who rich and powerful enough to patronize her, promote her, and wish to become intimate with her. Júlio the guitarist feel betrayed, and he sets his mind to depart to the African colonies, to leave her forever. Knowing that he's going to embark, Ana Maria's heart between her first love, and the appeal of the rich and famous.
Camões
Sound Director
The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.
Um Homem às Direitas
Sound
The confrontation of two different temperaments: Figueiredo, a hard-working shopkeeper; his brother-in-law, José, disorderly and wasteful, heir to a family with noble titles but poor. Figueiredo tries to rescue José from this path of perversion that had led him to invest in an attempted theft, followed by a frustrated murder and seduction ...
Famalicão
Sound Editor
Short documentary about the town of Famalicão, in the North of Portugal.
Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo
Sound
A series of images documenting the floods of the river Tagus. This film has been recovered and made available by the Cinemateca Portuguesa.
Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo
Sound Director
A series of images documenting the floods of the river Tagus. This film has been recovered and made available by the Cinemateca Portuguesa.