Jorge Silva Melo

Jorge Silva Melo (7 August 1948 – 14 March 2022) was a Portuguese actor, theatre director, playwright and translator.^[1] In 1973, Melo founded the Teatro da Cornucópia with Luís Miguel Cintra.^[2] He was a well known playwright in Portugal.^[3] Melo was born in Lisbon.

Melo died on 14 March 2022 at a hospital in Lisbon from pancreatic cancer at the age of 73.^[4]

References

1. "Jorge Silva Melo: "É legítima a vontade de matar o pai. Alguns atores fizeram isso comigo"". Expresso (in Portuguese). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
2. ""A Cornucópia acabou" e foi dado destino a todas as coisas". Público (in Portuguese). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
3. Pina Coelho, Rui. "Fake News: There is no Portuguese Dramaturgy". European Theatre Convention. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
4. Morreu o encenador, cineasta, ator e autor Jorge Silva Melo (in Portuguese)