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João Mário Grilo

João Mário Lourenço Bagão Grilo (born 8 November 1958) is a Portuguese film director, author and professor, born in Figueira da Foz. He attended economics at the University of Coimbra but dropped out. In 1983, he graduated in sociology at Lisbon's ISCTE and in 1994 earned a Ph.D. in communication sciences from the NOVA University Lisbon.

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João Mário Grilo

Name
João Mário Grilo
Birth Name
João Mário Lourenço Bagão Grilo
Born
8 November 1958
Birthplace
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Education
NOVA University of Lisbon
Occupation
Filmmaker, screenwriter, film scholar, university professor, writer
Nationality
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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João Mário Lourenço Bagão Grilo (born 8 November 1958) is a Portuguese film director, author and professor, born in Figueira da Foz. He attended economics at the University of Coimbra but dropped out. In 1983, he graduated in sociology at Lisbon's ISCTE and in 1994 earned a Ph.D. in communication sciences from the NOVA University Lisbon.

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