Born in Lisbon in 1956.
He graduated in Cinema Studies at the National Conservatory of Lisbon. He joined RTP in 1979, having held positions as head of cinema programming at RTP’s Canal 2, RTP International and the Portuguese Cinema program in RTP2. Between 1994 and 1998 he was responsible for the production of Portuguese fiction at RTP, for film co-productions with foreign partners, and he authored several original projects, such as Onda Curta (and Noites Curtas of Onda Curta of which he is the author, programmer, director and production coordinator), both programs are currently broadcast at the A 2: channel. A film critic with the press, radio and television, he has contributed to several Portuguese and international publications. He is a member of FIPRESCI – the International Federation of Film Critics – and the Vice-president of its Lisbon Section.