Ayres d'Aguiar

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Ayres d'Aguiar
Born27 May 1896
Died19 December 2000
Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal
Occupation(s)Producer, Director
Years active1933-1956 (film)

Ayres d'Aguiar (1896-2000) was a Portuguese film producer active in the Cinema of France. [1] [2] He also directed the 1940 comedy film Narcisse . [3] He focused particularly on comedy films, a number of which starred Fernandel.

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