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BornJanuary 29, 1898
DiedJune 13, 1958 (age 60)
Place of birthBenfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Film credits21
Vasco Santana
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
Lisbon
1956
as Customer at Fado's House
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
1956
as Marcos, o sacristão
O Costa d'África
1954
as Bernardo Costa
O Comissário de Polícia
1953
as Rolinho - deputy commissioner
Eram Duzentos Irmãos
1952
as Fernão Mentes Minto
O Zé já não é Analfabeto
1952
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
1952
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT
1952
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente
1952
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
1952
as José Vasco (Speaker)
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
1952
as Zé Analfabeto
Confissões de um Analfabeto
1952
as Zé Analfabeto
Ribatejo
1949
as Colorau
Fado, a Singer's Story
1947
as Joaquim Marujo
Camões
1946
as Mal-Cozinhado
The Courtyard of the Ballads
1942
as Narciso
The Tyrannical Father
1941
as Mestre José Santana
Famalicão
1941
as Narrator (voice)
A Song of Lisbon
1933
as Vasco Leitão
A Via Áurea
1931
as Manuel
Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle
1930