Ado Cross physician cardiologist. A native of Vale de Cambra. Writes and paints from a young age since the principles of the decade of the eighties. He has published six books: GENERAL SURGERY IN PATIENT Cardiac - Evaluation pr-operatria (professional), 1982. THIS WATER TO COME HERE TO GIVE (Poems and Paintings from the author), 1993. COME WITH ME EAT PEANUTS (Tales, illustrated by Manuel Cruz), 1994. WORDS AND COLORS (potica Prose and Paintings from the author), 1995. ADO CRUZ Time, Dream and Razo (paintings, poems and prose), with sponsorship from the BIAL and the Portuguese Society of Cardiology. Edited by Campo das Letras, 2003. AN OLD NEW BRIDGE OVER RIO (Set of three books of poems, with covers on paintings by the author), 2006. Is mentioned and reviewed in Part II, Vol V, The World Encyclopedia of Medicine Fascinating. In the same encyclopedia, his paintings illustrate other volumes, including a good part of Volume II of the Part II. Estrepresentado volume physicians in artists Portuguese of the twentieth century, based on the same encyclopedia and distributed in Portugus Congress of Cardiology 2000. Has his paintings in Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland on Croce and Brazil. Did vrias exhibitions, individual and collective, Portugal and other countries. Exhibitions: "Art and OMdico - (Salo Noble's Hospital of Vila Nova de Gaia, 1987, Collective). -The Art and Medical - (Casino Luso, 1988, Collective). -Exhibition of Paintings and Comic - (Library of St John's Wood, 1989, with his son Manuel Cruz). -Exhibition of Paintings - (St John's Wood, 1992, Individual). -The Art and the doctor - (Solverde Hotel, Espinho, 1992, Collective). -Collective Exhibition - (Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 1992). -Collective Exhibition - (Câmara Municipal de Vale de Cambra, 1994). -Exhibition of Painting - (Porto, 1995, with John Alexander). Collective-Exhibition, Novotel - (Setbal 1996) Cross-Ado - Paintings and Poems - (Cave of the Arts, Center stage is the Bar Association, Porto, 1996, Individual). -Collective Exhibition (Câmara Municipal de S. Joo da Madeira, 1997). -Paths (Liberarte Gallery, Porto, 1998, individual). -Collective Exhibition (Gallery Liberarte, Porto, 1998). -Collective Exhibition Center Penitencirio of Pereiro de Aguiar, MAI - (Ourense). -Exhibition Hall in collective exhibitions in Santa Clara, MAI - (Balmaceda, Bilbao). -Collective Exhibition at the Castle of St. John da Foz, MAI, (Porto). Collective Exhibition-Box Ourense, MAI, (Ourense). Collective Exhibition at Centro Galego de Madrid. -XVII Exhibition collective Scios Tree (Mercado Ferreira Borges, Porto, 1999). Inverse Gallery Hours Liberarte (Porto, 1999, individual). Exhibition Gallery in the collective-Santo António, Aveiro, 2000. -Collective Exhibition at Expo Battle, 2000. -Collective Exhibition at the Castle of Porto de Ms, 2000. Exhibition Gallery in the collective-Augusto Pereira - (Montemor-O-Velho, 2000). Exhibition in the collective-Artis Gallery (Canterbury, 2000). Exhibition buildings in the collective-Simon (Ourense, 2001). Exhibition-body in the Solar Plaza de Santa Maria (Óbidos, 2001). -Collective Exhibition at the Castle of Porto de Ms (2001). "It was a guest artist at the Twelfth Biennial Avante, 2001. E-Individual Exhibition in the living still died at all, Liberarte Gallery (port 2001). -Collective Exhibition at Expo Battle, 2001. Exhibition Gallery in the collective-Henry, Pau, Frana, 2001. -Individual Exhibition in County Beirs, spa of S. Pedro do Sul, in September 2002. Exhibition Gallery in the collective-Pedradgua in Vila Nova de Gaia, November 2002. - Was a guest artist at the Fourth Biennial Forum of the plastic arts in Maia, 2003. - Was a guest artist at the XIII Bienal Avante, 2003. - Collective Art Exhibition MDIC in Seco Regional Northern Order of physicians, in June 2003. - Exhibition at the Galeria Agruparte in Porto (simultnea with an exhibition, too individual, Joaquin Ferry), October 2004. - Exhibition The cold hug of the sunrise at the Club Financiero Atlantic in Corua, along with Jaime couples in November 2004. - Exhibition, Calles and streets of our inner city, with James Couples Club Financiero de Vigo in 2005.