Aurélio Paz dos Reis
Aurélio da Paz dos Reis (born July 28, 1862 in Porto , Portugal ; † September 18, 1931 ibid) was a Portuguese plant breeder , photographer , film pioneer and film director . The film history of Portugal begins with him .
Paz dos Reis was born in Porto in 1862 and was a plant breeder and entrepreneur. He owned a palace on Rua de Nova Sintra, 125 with a horticultural business and a large garden, from which he also supplied his flower and seed shop "A Flora Portuense" on Praça de D. Pedro, later Praça da Liberdade.
Later he was a revolutionary and had republican ideas.
In 1896 he bought Portugal's first cinematograph in Paris and made 33 short films . The first of his short films was titled Manobras de Bombeiros (in English: "Firefighters in action").
In 1897 he visited Rio de Janeiro , where he presented his cinematograph and his films, but without much success.
Paz dos Reis died in Porto on September 18, 1931 at the age of 69.
literature
- João Bénard da Costa: Portuguese film history (s). Avinus, 1997. ISBN 3-930064-03-0 (translated by Rolf Osterloh and Anja Sieber)
See also
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SURNAME | Rice, Aurélio Paz dos |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reis, Aurélio da Paz dos (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese film pioneer, film director and florist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1862 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Porto , Portugal |
DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1931 |
Place of death | Porto , Portugal |