Vasco Santana
Acting1898Benfica, 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
Acting History
1956
Lisbon
as Customer at Fado's House
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
as Marcos
1954
1953
O Comissário de Polícia
as Rolinho - deputy commissioner
1952
Eram Duzentos Irmãos
as Fernão Mentes Minto
O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT
as Zé Analfabeto
Confissões de um Analfabeto
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
as José Vasco (Speaker)
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé já não é Analfabeto
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente
as Zé Analfabeto
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
The Courtyard of the Ballads
Dialogue
The Courtyard of the Ballads
Screenplay
1941
Famalicão
as Narrator (voice)
The Tyrannical Father
as Mestre José Santana
The Tyrannical Father
Dialogue
1933
A Song of Lisbon
as Vasco Leitão