2015Nominee
Best Performance
Impossible Love
José Martins
Actor
Lisbon, Portugal
February 3, 1952
Biography
José Martins was born in Lisbon in February 1952. He studied at the Lycée Français Charles Lepierre and earned a degree in Philosophy from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon. He worked as a journalist for newspapers such as O Século, Cinéfilo, and Musicalíssimo, among others, and also worked in advertising. As an actor, he performed in theatre plays, films, series, and soap operas. As a stage director, he has staged over 50 plays since 1973. With the film "The Scent of Things Remembered" (2025), he won the Best Actor Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Sophia Award for Best Leading Actor from the Portuguese Academy of Cinema.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2017Nominee
Best Performance
Uma Vida À Espera
2026Winner
Best Performance
Terra Vil
Career Highlights
2018Highlight
Best Performance
The Great Mystical Circus
2021Highlight
Best Performance
The Cover
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The Great Mystical Circus
Variações: Guardian Angel
The Scent of Things Remembered