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Vasco Santana
Vasco Santana

Vasco Santana

Acting•Born January 29, 1898•Died June 13, 1958 (age 60)•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

Lisbon

Lisbon

1956•Movie•
6.4
Camões

Camões

1946•Movie•
6.8
Fado, a Singer's Story

Fado, a Singer's Story

1947•Movie•
7.8
Ribatejo

Ribatejo

1949•Movie•
6.3
O Costa d'África

O Costa d'África

1954•Movie•
7.7
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

1952•Movie•
6.3
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

1952•Movie•
6.3
A Song of Lisbon

A Song of Lisbon

1933•Movie•
8.5

Filmography

1956
Lisbon

as Customer at Fado's House

Movie
1956
O Dinheiro dos Pobres

as Marcos, o sacristão

Movie
1954
O Costa d'África

as Bernardo Costa

Movie
1953
O Comissário de Polícia

as Rolinho - deputy commissioner

Movie
1952
Eram Duzentos Irmãos

as Fernão Mentes Minto

Movie
1952
O Zé já não é Analfabeto

as Zé Analfabeto

Movie
1952
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame

as Zé Analfabeto

Movie
1952
O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT

as Zé Analfabeto

Movie
1952
O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente

as Zé Analfabeto

Movie
1952
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

as Zé Analfabeto

Movie
1952
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

as José Vasco (Speaker)

Movie
1952
Confissões de um Analfabeto

as Zé Analfabeto

Movie
1949
Ribatejo

as Colorau

Movie
1947
Fado, a Singer's Story

as Joaquim Marujo

Movie
1946
Camões

as Mal-Cozinhado

Movie
1942
The Courtyard of the Ballads

as Narciso

Movie
1941
The Tyrannical Father

as Mestre José Santana

Movie
1941
Famalicão

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1933
A Song of Lisbon

as Vasco Leitão

Movie
1931
A Via Áurea

as Manuel

Movie
1930
Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 29, 1898
Day of DeathJune 13, 1958
Place of BirthBenfica, Lisbon, Portugal
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