Commissioned by António Costa, Lisbon's mayor,
Bruno made a short tribute film in memory of
Humberto Delgado's arrival at Santa Apolónia
Station where he was meet by the fascist police.

Known as the Fearless General for having the
courage to go against Salazar in a presidential
election, Humberto Delgado was acclaimed by
200 thousand people in Oporto on May 14th 1958.
The next day he took the train to Lisbon. Fearing
that the "phenomenon Delgado", would spread
throughout the country, the secret police, PIDE,
awaited the General and brutally attacked the
thousands of people who had come to show
support. Salazar's government hid the number
of dead and injured. This day is remembered as
one of the most violent days in the recent history
of the city.

Humberto Delgado and his brazilian secretary were
eventually murdered in February 1965, in an ambush
by the regime's police. Their bodies where found
two months later, near Villanueva del Fresno (Spain).
Salazar, who approved the operation, later appeared
on television claiming to be ignorant of the police's
involvement and blaming the opposition forces.

This brutal assasination is the subject of Bruno's
new feature OPERATION AUTUMN.