Film director, producer, and screenwriter. Lopes Ribeiro is regarded in Portugal as the "father" of Portuguese cinema, and he rose to fame during the Golden Age of Portuguese cinema thanks to the movies he produced and directed. He also made a name for himself as a journalist, television host, radio broadcaster, and impresario, while being most recognized as a film director. He started his career as a film critic in 1926, while he was still a student. He was given the opportunity to write a weekly column about movies for the daily "Diário de Lisboa." He made his directorial debut in 1928 with the documentary "Bailando com o Sol." He quickly established the nation's first three cinema publications, "Imagem" (1928), "Kino" (1930), and "Animatógrafo" (1933). Between 1933 and 1936, he broadcast on the radio and was associated with Emissora Nacional. His 1934 invitation to make a commemoration film for the tenth anniversary of the Estado Novo regime's implementation resulted in the nationalist film "Revoluço de Maio," which was released in 1937. He worked mostly on cinematography related to the Estado Novo's official acts from this point until the start of the 1970s, which is why he was sometimes referred to as the "filmmaker of the regime." He served as the Union of Film Professionals' president twice, from 1937 to 1943 and from 1957 to 1974. In 1940, he started producing and established his own production firm, "Produções António Lopes Ribeiro." In his opinion, "a national film industry would only be possible with permanent work." He achieved great success with the movies "O Pai Tirano" (1941), "Aniki-Bóbó" (1942), "O Pátio das Cantigas" (1942), "Amor de Perdição" (1943), "A Vizinha do Lado" (1945), and "Frei Luís de Sousa" (1950), which are among the most recognizable national films of this era. During the 1950s financial and creative crises in the Portuguese cinema industry, he reduced his activity as a director and producer, although he kept directing documentaries and other programs until 1974. He wrote the screenplays for 10 movies, produced 5 movies and 4 documentaries, and directed 118 movies and documentaries overall. Together with his brother Ribeirinho, he formed "Os Comediantes de Lisboa" in 1944, a theater company that launched the careers of several actors and performers. He started working in television in 1957 and created the show "Museu do Cinema" in 1961. This program, which covered cinematic topics, was extremely popular across several Portuguese generations. After the Revolution of April 25, 1974, Lopes Ribeiro was compelled to leave the program because he was seen as a collaborator with the dictatorship. In 1982, he was given the go-ahead to produce another season of this show. He gained notoriety for saying that "TV is nothing but an extension of cinema itself, just as cinema was an extension of theater." When he made his acting debut at the age of 76 as a priest in the soap opera "Chuva na Areia," he surprised the Portuguese public. In addition to receiving the Medal of Cultural Merit in 1988, Lopes Ribeiro was awarded the rank of Officer of the Military Officer of Saint James of the Sword in 1940.