Sebastião Varela

Películas

From the Neighbourhood
Producer
Within the beating heart of Alfama and Mouraria, the hoods meet to tell their story. In a blend of authenticity, roots, traditional music and cause and effect philosophy, they lay it all bare
Naufrágio
Director
A study about memory, an example of obsession or a prison in itself. Rodrigo chooses to submerge himself in a memory, regardless of what got him there or what might happen. Within this dream Rodrigo is happy. When confronted by the memory itself we are left with a question, is this a cry of victory, or the acclamation of defeat?
A Pereira da Tia Miséria
Art Department Assistant
An adaptation of the short story with the same name by Portuguese writer Teófilo de Braga.
O Tesouro
Art Department Manager
An adaptation of the short story with the same name by Portuguese writer Eça de Queiroz.
Zé Pedro Rock ‘n’ Roll
Producer
Zé Pedro, the legendary guitar player of Xutos e Pontapés, is the greatest name in Portuguese rock ‘n’ roll. He was its main driving force, not only as the founding guitar player of the greatest Portuguese band ever, but also by promoting the genre as a music critic, radio broadcaster and owner of Johnny Guitar, a mythic club and concert hall in Lisbon where so many bands took their first steps.