Ribeirinho
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Born | Francisco Carlos Lopes Ribeiro 21 September 1911 |
Died | 7 February 1984 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Portuguese |
Occupation(s) | Director, Actor |
Ribeirinho, stage name of Francisco Carlos Lopes Ribeiro (Lisbon, 21 September 1911 – Lisbon, 7 February 1984) was a Portuguese actor and director.
He started his career in theatre in 1929, and kept the connection all his life, both as an actor and as a manager. However, he is best known today for his comic roles in several films of the 1930s and 1940s, namely
Son of Manuel Henrique Correia da Silva Ribeiro and wife Ester da Nazaré Lopes, he was the younger brother of António Lopes Ribeiro, one of the most famous directors of the Golden Age of Portuguese cinema, who directed him in several films.
He married actress Maria Adelaide da Silva Lalande (