Raul Solnado
Biography
Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929, Lisbon - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces that have become classics. His humour was, at the time (especially considering Portugal was still under the dictatorial Salazar regime), both unexpected and fresh. It included a lot of nonsense, and stories making fun of daily life. He often played an ingenuous poor man, whose life was neither good or bad. Solnado hosted Portugal's first talk show, in 1969, alongside Carlos Cruz and Fialho Gouveia. The show, called Zip Zip is still considered a landmark in the history of Portuguese television. He died on 8 August 2009 of heart disease.
Known For
All Movies (26)
- O Meu Raul2011
- América2011 · as Melo
- Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes2009
- Call Girl2007 · as Jacinto
- Facas e Anjos2000 · as Catita
- Requiem1998 · as Cemetery guard
- Vasco Santana: O Bom Português1998 · as Self
- Aqui D'El Rei!1992 · as Matos
- Duke1988
- The Jester1987 · as inspector Aranha
- The Jester1987 · as Inspector Aranha
- Ballad of Dog Beach1987 · as Elias Santana
- Há Petróleo no Beato1986 · as Juvenal Costa
- Aventuras d'um Detetive Português1975
- Na Minha Aldeia, Cerveja a Copo1969
- O Milionário1962 · as Milionário
- Dom Roberto1962 · as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
- Martes y trece1962 · as Entrenador
- As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor1961 · as Sacristão
- O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo1958 · as Manuel / Tarzan
- Sangue Toureiro1958
- Perdeu-se um Marido1957
- O Noivo das Caldas1956 · as Detetive do hotel
- Ar, Água e Luz1956
- A Garça e a Serpente1952
- Raul Solnado - O Estado da Graça— · as Self
All TV Shows (11)
- As Divinas Comédias2009 · as Self - Host
- Ilha dos Amores2007 · as Dr. Cabral
- História do Cinema Português2001
- Ajuste de Contas2000 · as Coronel
- Meu Querido Avô1997 · as Avô
- Zona+1994 · as Próprio
- A Banqueira do Povo1993 · as Guimarães
- Parabéns1992 · as Self
- Joaquim Letria1990 · as Self
- Lá em Casa Tudo Bem1987 · as Horácio
- Já Está1987 · as Self