Vasco Santana

Vasco Santana

  • Birthday: 1898-01-29
  • Deathday: 1958-06-13
  • Place of birth: Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Also know as: Vasco António Rodrigues Santana

Biography

Vasco António Rodrigues Santana was a Portuguese actor, one of the most renowned of the classical era of Portuguese cinema. He already had a long career in theatre when he played the main character in the first Portuguese sound film, A Canção de Lisboa, in 1933. He starred in about one dozen films.

Filmography

A Song of Lisbon

1933

As Vasco Leitão

O Costa d'África

1954

As Costa, Amadeu's uncle

The Tyrannical Father

1941

As Mestre José Santana

Ribatejo

1949

As Colorau

Fado, a Singer's Story

1947

As Joaquim Marujo

O Dinheiro dos Pobres

1956

As Marcos

Famalicão

1941

As Narrator (voice)

Camões

1946

As Mal-Cozinhado

Eram Duzentos Irmãos

1952

As Fernão Mentes Minto

Lisbon

1956

As Customer at Fado's House

O Comissário de Polícia

1953

As Rolinho - deputy commissioner

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

1952

As Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

1952

As José Vasco (Speaker)

O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame

1952

As Zé Analfabeto

O Zé já não é Analfabeto

1952

As Zé Analfabeto

Confissões de um Analfabeto

1952

As Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT

1952

As Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente

1952

As Zé Analfabeto

Sonhar é Fácil

1951

As Guimarães

Production

The Courtyard of the Ballads

1942

As Screenplay

O Costa d'África

1954

As Screenplay

O Costa d'África

1954

As Dialogue

The Tyrannical Father

1941

As Dialogue

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