Raul Solnado

Acting

Raul Solnado

Born October 19, 1929 · Lisbon, Portugal

Died August 8, 2009 · aged 79

Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929, Lisbon - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces that have become classics. His humour was, at the time (especially considering Portugal was still under the dictatorial Salazar regime), both unexp…

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Call GirlCall Girl · 2007
Call Girl
★ 5.82007
MovieCrimeDrama
A powerful entrepreneur wants to build an exclusive resort hotel in Villanova, but he discovers the location he has in mind is protected by local land-use regulations. He hires Maria, a beautiful and elegant prostitute, to seduce the mayor, leaving him open to blackmail if he won't give the entrepreneur what he wants. Maria has no trouble twisting Meireles around her finger, but police detectives Madeira and Neves get wind of the plan and set out to expose the plot...
Ballad of Dog BeachBallad of Dog Beach · 1987
Ballad of Dog Beach
★ 6.41987
MovieCrimeDrama
In Portugal, in the 60s, the corpse of a man appears on Dog's Beach. The corpse is identified as the major Dantas, a man wanted by authorities after his escape from a military prison where he was awaiting trial for insurrection.
Aventuras d'um Detetive PortuguêsAventuras d'um Detetive Português · 1975
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
★ 9.01975
Movie
Sangue ToureiroSangue Toureiro · 1958
Sangue Toureiro
★ 6.51958
MovieDrama
Eduardo, the son of the wealthy farmer Jerónimo de Vinhais, falls in love and departs for Lisbon with the fado singer Maria da Graça, after studying abroad, and refusing his father "too" to be a taurenic knight.
DukeDuke · 1988
Duke
★ 6.01988
MovieCrime
Duke is the name of a journalist who investigates the famous Ballet Rose case. During the investigation, he stumbles upon a mysterious murder.
AméricaAmérica · 2011
América
★ 6.42011
MovieDramaComedy
In a Portuguese village by the sea, a family sees their house become a transit point to innumerous migrants due to a passport forgery business created by its patriarch, Vítor, and his Spanish ex-wife Fernanda. His Russian wife Liza and his son Mauro—who stops talking—see the newcomers alter the dynamics, relationships and aspirations of the house's residents.
The JesterThe Jester · 1987
The Jester
★ 6.81987
MovieDrama
Set four years after the Portuguese revolution and the simultaneous loss of the Portuguese empire in Africa, the story concerns a director who sells guns to finance his play.
Aqui D'El Rei!Aqui D'El Rei! · 1992
Aqui D'El Rei!
★ 6.61992
MovieDramaHistory
At the end of the nineteenth century, an army force led by Major Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a cavalry officer, imprisoned in Mozambique the tribal chief Gungunhana, who had rebelled against Portuguese government and sovereignty. Mouzinho instantly becomes a national hero but his raising popularity worries the State.

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