Acting
Vasco Santana
Born January 29, 1898 · Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Died June 13, 1958 · aged 60
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 · 1956Lisbon
★ 6.51956
MovieDramaCrime
For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he's hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment -- sneaking an imprisoned American out of communist-controlled territory. The job seems challenging enough, but when he meets the prisoner's sultry wife, Sylvia, he realizes his mission comes with a startling catch: Not only must he rescue this man, he must bring him back from the dead.
O Costa d'África · 1954O Costa d'África
★ 7.71954
MovieComedy
Costa is travelling from Africa to London, and wishes very much to his nephew Amadeu, and see by himself how well he has been invested large sums of money he is been sending him. Amadeu 'borrows' for 24 hours a wife, a villa, a car, and a servant - for he has been lies to his uncle all the time. All goes well. But, Costa decides to prolong his stay for two weeks...
Ribatejo · 1949Ribatejo
★ 6.21949
MovieRomanceDrama
It is the story of two men in love with the same woman and fighting each other in and out of the arenas of bulls.
Camões · 1946Camões
★ 6.81946
MovieDramaHistory
The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.
Fado, a Singer's Story · 1947Fado, a Singer's Story
★ 7.81947
MovieMusicRomance
Ana Maria loves a modest guitar player, Júlio; when she herself in a 'retiro' (typical fado tavern), public and critics rend major applause. Fame brings about new friends, namely bohemian young who play and sing the fado with her, and not so young men but who rich and powerful enough to patronize her, promote her, and wish to become intimate with her. Júlio the guitarist feel betrayed, and he sets his mind to depart to the African colonies, to leave her forever. Knowing that he's going to embark, Ana Maria's heart between her first love, and the appeal of the rich and famous.
A Song of Lisbon · 1933A Song of Lisbon
★ 8.51933
MovieMusicComedy
Vasco is a medical student in Lisbon, supported by his rich aunts, whom he had falsely told he had already graduated. In fact, he devotes himself to a bohemian life, preferring the popular fairs and pretty women, especially Alice, a seamstress from the Castelinhos quarter, which rather upsets her ambitious father, tailor Caetano, who is familiar with Vasco's debts. After failing yet another final exam, he is surprised by his aunts' announcement that they will visit him in Lisbon to see his practice.
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito · 1952O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
★ 6.31952
MovieComedyDocumentary
Famalicão · 1941Famalicão
★ 7.41941
MovieDocumentary
Short documentary about the town of Famalicão, in the North of Portugal.
Filmography
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Camões · 1946Camões
★ 6.81946
MovieDramaHistory
The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.
Mal-Cozinhado
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito · 1952O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
★ 6.31952
MovieComedyDocumentary
Zé Analfabeto
Famalicão · 1941Famalicão
★ 7.41941
MovieDocumentary
Short documentary about the town of Famalicão, in the North of Portugal.
Narrator (voice)
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame · 1952O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
★ 6.31952
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Zé Analfabeto
O Comissário de Polícia · 1953O Comissário de Polícia
★ 7.01953
Movie
Rolinho - deputy commissioner
O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente · 1952O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente
★ 6.71952
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Zé Analfabeto









