João Mendes (director)

{{Verification|date=June 2023}}{{short description|Portuguese film director}}

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| name = João Mendes

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1919|6|18}}

| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1997|8|28|1919|6|18}}

| death_place = Lisbon, Portugal

| occupation = Film director

| yearsactive = 1944-1982

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João Mendes (18 June 1919 – 28 August 1997) was a Portuguese film director. He directed 33 films between 1944 and 1982.