Vasco Santana

Vasco Santana

Actor · Writer

Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
January 29, 1898

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.

Photo

Vasco Santana 1
Vasco Santana 2
Vasco Santana 3

Representative Works

Camões
Camões
6.8
/ Portuguese
Famalicão
Famalicão
7.4
/ Portuguese
Ribatejo
Ribatejo
6.3
/ Portuguese
Lisbon
Lisbon
6.4
/ English
Fado, a Singer's Story
Fado, a Singer's Story
7.8
/ Portuguese
O Costa d'África
O Costa d'África
7.7
/ Portuguese
Eram Duzentos Irmãos
Eram Duzentos Irmãos
8.1
/ Portuguese
The Courtyard of the Ballads
The Courtyard of the Ballads
8.7
/ Portuguese
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
9.0
/ Portuguese
O Comissário de Polícia
O Comissário de Polícia
7.0
/ Portuguese
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
6.3
/ Portuguese
The Tyrannical Father
The Tyrannical Father
7.9
/ Portuguese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Camões
1946Nominee

Best Performance

Camões

Famalicão
1941Nominee

Best Performance

Famalicão

Ribatejo
1949Nominee

Best Performance

Ribatejo

Career Highlights

Lisbon
1956Highlight

Best Performance

Lisbon

Fado, a Singer's Story
1947Highlight

Best Performance

Fado, a Singer's Story