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Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Vasco Pimentel

Biography:

Vasco Pimentel is a renowned Portuguese sound engineer and sound designer. He studied music in the National Conservatory, and film at the National School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon. His professional work spans from being sound designer and sound engineer in film and theater, filmmaker, music composer for theatre and feature length films, as well as visual artist.

Since 1979, Vasco Pimentel has been active in more than 130 feature-length films and numerous documentaries and short-films. Some notable projects have been in collaboration with film directors such as Wim Wenders, Raul Ruiz, Werner Schroeter, Samuel Fuller, Vincent Gallo, Fred Kelemen, Robert Kramer, João Cesar Monteiro, Miguel Gomes, and Teresa Villaverde.

Known For

Acting

2024

Grand Tour as Mr. Cooper

2021

2018

2017

Vazante as Padre

2016

John From as Sr. Pimentel

2012

Tabu as Demonstration Spokesman / Pool House Owner

2008

From Now On as Repórter

2001

Rending as Secretary Chief

2000

April Captains as Crowd Journalist

1995

1987

The Jester as Piano Player

1986

Guardian of the Night as L'homme hold-up

1984

Sound

2024

Grand Tour as Sound Engineer

2021

2019

Frankie as Sound Mixer
Partida as Sound Director

2018

O Banquete as Sound Designer
9 Fingers as Sound Editor

2017

Colo as Sound Designer
Zeus as Sound Editor

2014

Coro dos Amantes as Sound Director
Dreamocracy as Sound Mixer

2013

Here's the Deal as Sound Recordist
Wild Haggis as Sound
Bobô as Sound

2012

The Gift of Tears as Sound Designer
Tabu as Sound

2011

Cisne as Sound Director

2010

Cinerama as Sound

2009

The Portuguese Nun as Sound Designer
April Showers as Sound Mixer

2008

Our Beloved Month of August as Sound Designer
From Now On as Sound

2006

Trance as Sound

2005

The Face You Deserve as Sound Designer

2004

Querença as Foley Artist
Visions of Europe as Sound Mixer

2003

O Nome e o N.I.M. as Sound Mixer
O Nome e o N.I.M. as Sound Editor
Wounded as Sound

2002

Low-Flying Aircraft as Sound Designer
Em Volta as Sound Designer
88 as Sound

2001

2000

Bad as Sound Editor

1999

Red River as Sound Designer
Gloria as Sound Editor

1998

The Mutants as Sound Designer

1997

Daily Chicken as Sound

1996

Pandora as Sound

1995

Antártida as Sound Designer

1994

Two Brothers, My Sister as Sound Designer

1992

Alcibíades as Sound
Requiem for a Daffodil as Sound Mixer
No Dia dos Meus Anos as Sound Designer

1991

Xavier as Sound

1990

Malvadez as Sound Designer
Lovely Child as Sound Designer

1988

Hard Times as Sound Editor
Three Less Me as Sound Designer
Lounge Chair as Sound Mixer
Doc's Kingdom as Sound

1987

Serenity as Sound Designer
The Mountains of the Moon as Sound Designer
The Jester as Sound

1986

The Rose King as Sound Designer
A Portuguese Farewell as Sound Editor

1985

Notre mariage as Sound

1984

Manoel’s Destinies as Sound Designer
Vanishing Point as Sound Designer

1982

Aspern as Sound
A Estrangeira as Sound Designer
Silvestre as Sound

1981

The Territory as Sound
Oxalá as Sound

Editing

1999

Red River as Editor

1991

Alex as Editor

1987

Serenity as Editor

Crew

Directing

1998

Outros Bairros as Director