Filmmaker Diogo Varela Silva (b. 1971) is the director of authoritative documentary films on Portuguese fado, along with numerous other documentaries and feature films. Varela Silva's work has been shown in various film festivals. He is the director of the first Fado musical, a street opera entitled Alfama em Si, which is now in post-production. He received a B.A. in Cinema/film production from Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (National Film and Theater School) in Lisbon, Portugal.