Vasco Santana
Born
January 29, 1898
Died
June 13, 1958 (60 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
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

Lisbon
Customer at Fado's House
1956

O Dinheiro dos Pobres
Marcos
1956

O Costa d'África
Costa, Amadeu's uncle
1954

O Comissário de Polícia
Rolinho - deputy commissioner
1953

Eram Duzentos Irmãos
Fernão Mentes Minto
1952

O Zé já não é Analfabeto
Zé Analfabeto
1952

O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
Zé Analfabeto
1952

O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT
Zé Analfabeto
1952

O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente
Zé Analfabeto
1952

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
Zé Analfabeto
1952

O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
José Vasco (Speaker)
1952

Confissões de um Analfabeto
Zé Analfabeto
1952

Ribatejo
Colorau
1949

Fado, a Singer's Story
Joaquim Marujo
1947

Camões
Mal-Cozinhado
1946

The Courtyard of the Ballads
Narciso
1942

The Tyrannical Father
Mestre José Santana
1941

Famalicão
Narrator (voice)
1941

A Song of Lisbon
Vasco Leitão
1933

Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle
1930