António Vilar

Acting

António Vilar

Born October 31, 1912 · Lisbon, Portugal

Died August 16, 1995 · aged 82

António Vilar Justiniano dos Santos worked as an actor mainly in Portugal, where he was born, but also in Spain, where he took residence until he died. He also did some acting in France, Italy, Argentina and Brazil. Before becoming an actor, he worked as a make-up artist and as a decorator.

Known For

CamõesCamões · 1946
Camões
6.81946
MovieDramaHistory
The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.
The Girl Next DoorThe Girl Next Door · 1945
The Girl Next Door
8.01945
MovieRomanceComedy
The story of how the conflicting relationship of Eduardo and vaudeville actress Isabel is affected by the passion he feels for their neighbor, Mariana, a young overprotected, and the unexpected visit of his uncle Plácido, a moral teacher.
Death at DawnDeath at Dawn · 1960
Death at Dawn
6.41960
MovieDramaThriller
The prestigious composer Virgilio Delise, suspected of being involved in the death of his stepfather, unexpectedly runs away. Doria, an ambitious insurance detective, will stop at nothing to prove his guilt.
ScheherazadeScheherazade · 1963
Scheherazade
7.51963
MovieDramaAdventure
Sheherazade is promised to a powerful Sultan as a gift in exchange for free passage to the Holy Land. When the Sultan's underling saves her from certain death, she falls madly in love with her hero.
Fuego en la sangreFuego en la sangre · 1953
Fuego en la sangre
8.01953
MovieDrama
Disco rojoDisco rojo · 1973
Disco rojo
10.01973
MovieDrama
A member of the jet-set dies in Lisbon, of drug overdose. A journalist tries to pass through disinformation nets to get to the traffick ring leader who is acting with such impunity. He is up to a surprise, when all evidence points him towards a lady of immaculate repute...
Maria PapoilaMaria Papoila · 1937
Maria Papoila
6.41937
MovieRomanceComedy
Maria Papoila, a shepherdess from Beira working in Lisbon, one day meets a rich young man, Eduardo, whom she assumes to be of her own social standing due to his uniform as a private soldier. Some time later, arrested as a suspect in a major robbery, Eduardo is abandoned by his selfish fiancée, Margarida, and it is the "soup girl" who, although despised in her dream and sacrificing her honor, appears in court as Eduardo's lover, and he is acquitted. Without asking for anything in return, Maria Papoila returns to her village.
O Primo BasílioO Primo Basílio · 1959
O Primo Basílio
6.81959
MovieDrama
Jorge, a successful engineer and employee of a ministry and Luísa, a romantic and dreamy girl, star as the typical bourgeois couple of the Lisbon society of the 19th century.

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