Augusto Fraga

Augusto Fraga (1920–2000), born in Lisbon, was a Portuguese film director.

Augusto Fraga
Born
Augusto Fraga

(1910-09-10)September 10, 1910
Lisbon, Portugal
DiedJanuary 6, 2000(2000-01-06) (aged 89)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese

During the 1930s, Fraga was a journalist, a critic and a cinematographic illustrator. He was also director of the magazine Cinéfilo from 1938-1939 and collaborated in the creation of Animatograph and World Graphic. In the following decade, he was editor of The Century until it closed and also of the supplement Success from the Lisbon Agenda.

Fraga was a particularly hostile critic towards Nazi Germany's attempts at propaganda towards neutral Italy during World War 2.[1] This particularly focused on criticism of editing film that had been taken in a non-believable fashion, to the point that even a casual film-goer would be able to identify the changes.

Between 1948-1949 Fraga made short films in Spain as well as being a screenwriter. He would shift these professions to the radio in the 1950s. His two most successful films are [[O Tarzan do 5<sup>o</sup> Esquerdo]] and Sangue Toureiro.[2][3]

Filmography[4]
  • Traição Inverosímil - 1970
  • As Ilhas do Meio do Mundo (Documentary) - 1966
  • A Voz do Sangue - 1965
  • Vinte E Nove Irmãos - 1964
  • ABC a Preto E Branco (Short Documentary) - 1964
  • Uma Hora de Amor - 1962
  • Um Dia de Vida - 1961
  • Angola (Documentary) - 1961
  • Raça - 1961
  • Terra Ardente (Documentary) - 1960
  • Terra Mãe (Documentary) - 1960
  • O Passarinho da Ribeira - 1958
  • Prisões de Vidro (Documentary) - 1958
  • O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo - 1958
  • Sangue Toureiro - 1958
  • Paisagem Atlântica (Documentary) - 1947
  • Fado do Emigrante (Documentary) - 1940

References
  1. The Lisbon Route: Entry and Escape in Nazi Europe Weber, R. 2011. p219
  2. Fado and the Urban Poor in Portuguese Cinema of the 1930s and 1940s Colvin, M. 2016. Woodbridge: Tamesis.
  3. International Film Musical Creekmur, C, K. 2013. Edinburgh University Press.
  4. ESPAÑA, R. D. (1994). Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films. Westport, Conn, Greenwood Press.




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