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Vasco Santana
Acting
Born: January 29, 1898
Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
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

Lisbon
as Customer at Fado's House

The Courtyard of the Ballads
as Narciso

The Tyrannical Father
as Mestre José Santana

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

A Song of Lisbon
as Vasco Leitão

Ribatejo
as Colorau

Fado, a Singer's Story
as Joaquim Marujo

O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
as Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT
as Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
as Zé Analfabeto