years_active birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name
1979-presents lisbon , portugal joão de deus ramos ponces de carvalho 17 march 1957 joao ponces de carvalho
 joão de deus ramos ponces de carvalho
joao ponces de carvalho

joão de deus ramos ponces de carvalho -lrb- born 17 march 1957 in lisbon -rrb- is a portuguese film director .
his great-grandfather was the poet joão de deus .
he went to the university of lisbon , obtaining a license in history , specialty , art history .
he started taking still pictures when he was 10 , and became a publicity photographer by 17 .
his first documentary film was made at 22 , being one of the first tv programs to represent portugal in mipcom , cannes , 1980 .
