We invited a personality from the city of Porto to choose a film that marked their childhood or youth. This time, our guest is Jorge Prendas, a musician and composer from Porto whose career has been defined by creativity and artistic generosity. Trained in composition, his works have been presented and awarded at various festivals, while always maintaining a strong connection to experimentation and sonic imagination.
He dedicates much of his life to teaching and community work, especially through Casa da Música, where he coordinates projects that bring people of all ages closer to music. He was also the founder of Vozes da Rádio, a group with which he recorded numerous albums and delighted audiences both in Portugal and abroad. Composer, teacher, project creator, and sometimes even actor, Jorge Prendas is a luminous presence in Portuguese music, always faithful to the idea that music exists to be shared.
For this session, he chose a film that remains a vivid memory from his early adolescence: Grease by Randal Kleiser. It was the first film he saw in a cinema on his own, accompanied by school friends. He fondly recalls the group gathered outside the Teatro São João—then also a cinema—in one of those moments that stay etched in memory forever!