Known for
Acting
Credits
25
Gender
Man
Birthday
29 Jan 1898
Day of death
13 Jun 1958 (60)
Place of birth
Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal
Also known as
Vasco António Rodrigues Santana
Vasco Santana
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Lisbon | Customer at Fado's House |
| 1956 | O Dinheiro dos Pobres | Marcos |
| 1954 | O Costa d'África | Costa, Amadeu's uncle |
| 1953 | O Comissário de Polícia | Rolinho - deputy commissioner |
| 1952 | Eram Duzentos Irmãos | Fernão Mentes Minto |
| 1952 | O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito | José Vasco (Speaker) |
| 1952 | O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito | Zé Analfabeto |
| 1952 | O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame | Zé Analfabeto |
| 1952 | O Zé já não é Analfabeto | Zé Analfabeto |
| 1952 | O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT | Zé Analfabeto |
| 1952 | Confissões de um Analfabeto | Zé Analfabeto |
| 1952 | O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente | Zé Analfabeto |
| 1949 | Ribatejo | Colorau |
| 1947 | Fado, a Singer's Story | Joaquim Marujo |
| 1946 | Camões | Mal-Cozinhado |
| 1942 | The Courtyard of the Ballads | Narciso |
| 1941 | The Tyrannical Father | Mestre José Santana |
| 1941 | Famalicão | Narrator (voice) |
| 1933 | A Song of Lisbon | Vasco Leitão |
| 1930 | Lisbon, Anecdotal Chronicle |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | O Costa d'África | Dialogue |
| 1954 | O Costa d'África | Screenplay |
| 1942 | The Courtyard of the Ballads | Dialogue |
| 1942 | The Courtyard of the Ballads | Screenplay |
| 1941 | The Tyrannical Father | Dialogue |