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Vasco Santana

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Vasco Santana

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 29, 1898 (128 years old)

Place of Birth

Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal

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.

Known For

Acting
1956O Dinheiro dos PobresMarcos
1956LisbonCustomer at Fado's House
1954O Costa d'ÁfricaCosta, Amadeu's uncle
1953O Comissário de PolíciaRolinho - deputy commissioner
1952O Zé Analfabeto e o TrânsitoZé Analfabeto
1952O Zé Analfabeto e o TrânsitoJosé Vasco (Speaker)
1952O Zé Analfabeto Faz ExameZé Analfabeto
1952O Zé já não é AnalfabetoZé Analfabeto
1952Confissões de um AnalfabetoZé Analfabeto
1952O Zé Analfabeto nos CTTZé Analfabeto
1952O Zé Analfabeto na Vida CorrenteZé Analfabeto
1952Eram Duzentos IrmãosFernão Mentes Minto
1949RibatejoColorau
1947Fado, a Singer's StoryJoaquim Marujo
1946CamõesMal-Cozinhado
1942The Courtyard of the BalladsNarciso
1941The Tyrannical FatherMestre José Santana
1941FamalicãoNarrator (voice)
1933A Song of LisbonVasco Leitão
1931A Via ÁureaManuel
1930Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle
Writing
1954O Costa d'ÁfricaDialogue
1954O Costa d'ÁfricaScreenplay
1942The Courtyard of the BalladsScreenplay
1942The Courtyard of the BalladsDialogue
1941The Tyrannical FatherDialogue