Inês de Medeiros, born in Viena, on April 15th, 1968, is an actress, director, and Portuguese politician. She is the mayor of Almada since 2017 .
Inês de Medeiros had only ten years when she had her debut in cinema, in a feature film directed by her father, A Culpa (1981); the film was a singular experience of the maestro as a cinema director. Over thirty films would follow, directed by filmmakers such as José Fonseca e Costa, João Botelho or Pedro Costa.
After being 1st assistant directer on a Joaquim Pinto film, Onde Bate o Sol (1992) and Uma Pedra No Bolso, and on a João César Monteiro, Recordações da Casa Amarela (1989), Inês would sign two short films as a director — Senhor Jerónimo (1998) and O Fato Completo or à Procura de Alberto (2002) — and a documentary — Cartas a uma Ditadura (2006).
Inês de Medeiros will be present in LEFFEST, Wednesday the 21st, at 18:30, in Cinema Medeia Monumental, to present the film Here on Earth.