Maradona Dias Dos Santos

Maradona Dias Dos Santos was born in Angola on 14 April 1982. Dos Santos' father was communications specialist in the Angolan military and a veteran of the Civil War. In 1984 the family moved to London England and Dias Dos Santos now considers himself a proud British, Angolan. He was accepted at the Central Film School in London to study all aspects of film making. It was here that he wrote and directed his first short film, Gambling Love. The results impressed his tutors so much that he was offered a full scholarship. However, Dias Dos Santos chose to discontinue his studies in order to start making films. The subsequent few years were some of the most exciting and challenging of his life. Dias Dos Santos became re-acquainted with Angola, falling in love with the rich culture, music and food. At the same time, he struggled to find acceptance, in a country where he didn't have a strong command of the language and where he was viewed as a foreigner. Angolan at heart, with a British me