Vasco Santana
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
- Born
- 1898-01-29 · Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
- Died
- 1958-06-13
Known for
- A Song of Lisbon (1933) — Vasco Leitão
- The Courtyard of the Ballads (1942) — Narciso
- The Tyrannical Father (1941) — Mestre José Santana
- O Costa d'África (1954) — Bernardo Costa
- Lisbon (1956) — Customer at Fado's House
- Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle (1930)
- Fado, a Singer's Story (1947) — Joaquim Marujo
- Famalicão (1941) — Narrator (voice)
- Camões (1946) — Mal-Cozinhado
- Ribatejo (1949) — Colorau
- Eram Duzentos Irmãos (1952) — Fernão Mentes Minto
- O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito (1952) — Zé Analfabeto
- O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame (1952) — Zé Analfabeto
- O Zé já não é Analfabeto (1952) — Zé Analfabeto
- O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT (1952) — Zé Analfabeto
- O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente (1952) — Zé Analfabeto