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

Lisbon

Ribatejo

O Costa d'África

Fado, a Singer's Story

The Tyrannical Father

Camões

Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle

The Courtyard of the Ballads

All Movies (21)

• Lisbon1956 · as Customer at Fado's House
• O Dinheiro dos Pobres1956 · as Marcos, o sacristão
• O Costa d'África1954 · as Bernardo Costa
• O Comissário de Polícia1953 · as Rolinho - deputy commissioner
• Eram Duzentos Irmãos1952 · as Fernão Mentes Minto
• O Zé já não é Analfabeto1952 · as Zé Analfabeto
• O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame1952 · as Zé Analfabeto
• O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT1952 · as Zé Analfabeto
• O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente1952 · as Zé Analfabeto
• O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito1952 · as Zé Analfabeto
• O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito1952 · as José Vasco (Speaker)
• Confissões de um Analfabeto1952 · as Zé Analfabeto
• Ribatejo1949 · as Colorau
• Fado, a Singer's Story1947 · as Joaquim Marujo
• Camões1946 · as Mal-Cozinhado
• The Courtyard of the Ballads1942 · as Narciso
• The Tyrannical Father1941 · as Mestre José Santana
• Famalicão1941 · as Narrator (voice)
• A Song of Lisbon1933 · as Vasco Leitão
• A Via Áurea1931 · as Manuel
• Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle1930