Flora
Gomes
biography
Born in Cadique, Guinea Bissau, in 1949, he studied cinema at the Cuban Institute of Art and, in 1972, he worked with the director Paulino Vieira for Actualidade senegalese. After making some documentaries and films for television, he was appointed Extra Director of the Guinea Bissau National Film Institute. In 1988, his best work Mortu nega was shown at the Cinema Exhibition Review Week in Venice. He made Udju Azul Yonta in 1992 and the musical Nha fala in 2002.
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