Luiz Francisco Rebello GOSE ComIH (10 September 1924 – 8 December 2011) was a Portuguese lawyer, playwright, drama critic, theatrical historian, translator and essayist.

His noted anthology Teatro Moderno: Caminhos e figuras was first published in short volumes at irregular periods during the year of 1957 by “Círculo do Livro”, a label that belonged to Vítor Palla (1922–2006) and Orlando Costa (1929–2006).

[2] He obtained a law degree from the University of Lisbon and chaired the Portuguese Society of Authors (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores) for 30 years from 1973 to 2003, specializing in the area of copyright.

He has also translated the work of several influential playwrights, including William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, August Strindberg, and Henrik Ibsen.

[2] Rebello has received many prestigious awards; he was made a Commander of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (1985), received the insignia of the Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (1991) which was granted by the French Minister of Communication Georges Kiejman,[citation needed] and was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword (1999).