Augusto Fraga

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Augusto Fraga (focusing on Directing).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided sources.
No invention/guessing of titles, names, dates, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text ONLY (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Length: 180-260 words.
Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
No preamble or JSON.
Source [1]: Augusto Fraga (TMDB). Birthday: October 7, 1978. Place of Birth: Vila Franca do Campo, Açores, Portugal. Known for: Directing.
Source [2]: Augusto Fraga (IMDb). Actor in Viela, Rua Sem Sol. Director and writer known for Viela, Rua Sem Sol (1947), A Voz do Sangue (1966), and O Tarzan do 5o Esquerdo (1958). Born: 18 September 1920 in Lisbon, Portugal. Died: 6 January 2000 in Lisbon, Portugal. Married to Carmen Mendes.
Source [3]: Augusto Fraga (Wikipedia). Born: 9 October 1910. Died: 6 January 2000. Born in Lisbon. Portuguese film director. In the 1930s, he was a journalist, critic, and cinematographic illustrator.
Source [4]: Augusto Fraga (Wikipédia PT). Augusto António Fraga. Born: 18 September 1910 in Santa Maria de Belém, Lisboa. Died: 6 January 2000 in Campo Grande, Lisboa. Portuguese filmmaker.
Source [5]: Augusto de Fraga (Personal site). Director & Screenwriter.
Source [6]: Augusto Fraga (EntityFacts). Died Jan 6, 2000. Born in Lisbon. Actor, film director, screenwriter.

Note on conflicting dates:
Source [1] refers to a person born in 1978 in Açores.
Sources [2], [3], [4], [6] refer to a person born in 1910/1920 and died in 2000.
The prompt asks for a career overview of Augusto Fraga (Directing).
The prompt asks for 180-260 words.

Drafting Strategy:
I will focus on the filmmaker (the one who directed films like Viela, Rua Sem Sol).
The sources provide conflicting birth dates (18 Sept 1910, 9 Oct 1910, 18 Sept 1920). I will mention the biographical details available.

Drafting Content:
Augusto Fraga was a Portuguese filmmaker who worked as a director and screenwriter. His career included roles as a journalist, a critic, and a cinematographic illustrator during the 1930s. He is recognized for directing several films, including Viela, Rua Sem Sol in 1947, O Tarzan do 5o Esquerdo in 1958, and A Voz do Sangue in 1966. In addition to his work behind the camera, he was also known as an actor.

Biographical records provide varying details regarding his birth. He was born in Lisbon, specifically in Santa Maria de Belém, with dates cited as September 18, 1910, or October 9, 1910, and some records indicate a birth year of 1920. He died on January 6, 2000, in Lisbon, specifically in Campo Grande. He was married to Carmen Mendes.

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