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Vasco Santana

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 29, 1898 (Died at 60)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthBenfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Career Span1930 – 1958
Known Credits21 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Vasco Santana

Also known as:Vasco António Rodrigues Santana
Total Works

21

20 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

8.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

A Song of Lisbon
8.5
A Song of Lisbon
1933•movie
as Vasco Leitão
The Courtyard of the Ballads
8.7
as Narciso
The Tyrannical Father
7.9
as Mestre José Santana

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 21 titles featuring Vasco Santana

A Song of Lisbon
8.5
A Song of Lisbon
1933•movie

as Vasco Leitão

The Courtyard of the Ballads
8.7

as Narciso

The Tyrannical Father
7.9

as Mestre José Santana

O Costa d'África
7.7
O Costa d'África
1954•movie

as Bernardo Costa

Lisbon
6.5
Lisbon
1956•movie

as Customer at Fado's House

Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle
6.3
Fado, a Singer's Story
7.8

as Joaquim Marujo

Famalicão
7.4
Famalicão
1941•movie

as Narrator (voice)

Camões
6.8
Camões
1946•movie

as Mal-Cozinhado

Ribatejo
6.2
Ribatejo
1949•movie

as Colorau

Eram Duzentos Irmãos
8.1

as Fernão Mentes Minto

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
6.3

as Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
6.3

as Zé Analfabeto

O Zé já não é Analfabeto
6.7

as Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT
7.3

as Zé Analfabeto

O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente
6.7

as Zé Analfabeto

Confissões de um Analfabeto
7.0

as Zé Analfabeto

O Comissário de Polícia
7.0

as Rolinho - deputy commissioner

O Dinheiro dos Pobres
9.0

as Marcos, o sacristão

A Via Áurea
A Via Áurea
1931•movie

as Manuel

O Zé Analfabeto
6 eps
O Zé Analfabeto
1952•series

as Zé Analfabeto