Vasco Santana

Known for

Acting

Born

January 29, 1898

Birthplace

Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal

Died

June 13, 1958 (aged 60)

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.

Best known work

A Song of Lisbon

1933

The Courtyard of the Ballads

1942

The Tyrannical Father

1941

O Costa d'África

1954

Lisbon

1956

Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle

1930

Fado, a Singer's Story

1947

Famalicão

1941

Camões

1946

Ribatejo

1949

Filmography

1956
Lisbon
as Customer at Fado's House
1956
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
as Marcos, o sacristão
1954
O Costa d'África
as Bernardo Costa, Screenplay, Dialogue
1953
O Comissário de Polícia
as Rolinho - deputy commissioner
1952
Eram Duzentos Irmãos
as Fernão Mentes Minto
1952
O Zé já não é Analfabeto
as Zé Analfabeto
1952
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
as Zé Analfabeto
1952
O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT
as Zé Analfabeto
1952
O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente
as Zé Analfabeto
1952
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
as Zé Analfabeto, as José Vasco (Speaker)
1952
Confissões de um Analfabeto
as Zé Analfabeto
1952
O Zé AnalfabetoTV
as Zé Analfabeto (6 episodes)
1949
Ribatejo
as Colorau
1947
Fado, a Singer's Story
as Joaquim Marujo
1946
Camões
as Mal-Cozinhado
1942
The Courtyard of the Ballads
as Narciso, Screenplay, Dialogue
1941
The Tyrannical Father
as Mestre José Santana, Dialogue
1941
Famalicão
as Narrator (voice)
1933
A Song of Lisbon
as Vasco Leitão
1931
A Via Áurea
as Manuel
1930
Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle