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Vasco Santana

Vasco Santana

Actor · 1898–1958 · Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal

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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.

Acted in 20

1950s

  1. 1956

    Lisbon

    Customer at Fado's House

  2. O Dinheiro dos Pobres

    Marcos, o sacristão

  3. 1954

    O Costa d'África

    Bernardo Costa

  4. 1953

    O Comissário de Polícia

    Rolinho - deputy commissioner

  5. 1952

    Eram Duzentos Irmãos

    Fernão Mentes Minto

  6. O Zé já não é Analfabeto

    Zé Analfabeto

  7. O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame

    Zé Analfabeto

  8. O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT

    Zé Analfabeto

  9. O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente

    Zé Analfabeto

  10. O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito

    Zé Analfabeto, José Vasco (Speaker)

  11. Confissões de um Analfabeto

    Zé Analfabeto

  12. O Zé Analfabeto

    Zé Analfabeto · 6 episodes

1940s

  1. 1949

    Ribatejo

    Colorau

  2. 1947

    Fado, a Singer's Story

    Joaquim Marujo

  3. 1946

    Camões

    Mal-Cozinhado

  4. 1942

    The Courtyard of the Ballads

    Narciso

  5. 1941

    The Tyrannical Father

    Mestre José Santana

1930s

  1. 1933

    A Song of Lisbon

    Vasco Leitão

  2. 1931

    A Via Áurea

    Manuel

  3. 1930

    Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle

    Movie

Wrote 3

1950s

  1. 1954

    O Costa d'África

    Screenplay, Dialogue

1940s

  1. 1942

    The Courtyard of the Ballads

    Screenplay, Dialogue

  2. 1941

    The Tyrannical Father

    Dialogue

Appearances1

1940s

  1. 1941

    Famalicão

    Narrator (voice)