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Vasco Santana

Jan 29, 1898 - Jun 13, 1958 (60 years old) in 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.

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Lisbon
Customer at Fado's House
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Fado, a Singer's Story
Joaquim Marujo
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The Tyrannical Father
Mestre José Santana
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O Costa d'África
Costa, Amadeu's uncle
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Camões
Mal-Cozinhado
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A Song of Lisbon
Vasco Leitão
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Ribatejo
Colorau

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