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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-01-29 (127 years old)

Place of Birth

Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal

Vasco Santana

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.

Known For

Acting

1956

Lisbon as Customer at Fado's House

1954

O Costa d'África as Costa, Amadeu's uncle

1953

O Comissário de Polícia as Rolinho - deputy commissioner

1952

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito as José Vasco (Speaker)
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT as Zé Analfabeto
Eram Duzentos Irmãos as Fernão Mentes Minto

1949

Ribatejo as Colorau

1947

Fado, a Singer's Story as Joaquim Marujo

1946

Camões as Mal-Cozinhado

1942

1941

The Tyrannical Father as Mestre José Santana
Famalicão as Narrator (voice)

1933

A Song of Lisbon as Vasco Leitão

1930

Writing

1954

O Costa d'África as Dialogue
O Costa d'África as Screenplay

1941