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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
Ribatejo
as Colorau
O Costa d'África
as Costa, Amadeu's uncle
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
as Zé Analfabeto
Fado, a Singer's Story
as Joaquim Marujo
The Courtyard of the Ballads
as Narciso
The Tyrannical Father
as Mestre José Santana
A Song of Lisbon
as Vasco Leitão
Camões
as Mal-Cozinhado
Eram Duzentos Irmãos
as Fernão Mentes Minto
