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.
Filmography
A Song of Lisbon
as Vasco Leitão
The Courtyard of the Ballads
as Narciso
The Tyrannical Father
as Mestre José Santana
O Costa d'África
as Bernardo Costa
Lisbon
as Customer at Fado's House
Fado, a Singer's Story
as Joaquim Marujo
Famalicão
as Narrator (voice)
Camões
as Mal-Cozinhado
Ribatejo
as Colorau
Eram Duzentos Irmãos
as Fernão Mentes Minto
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
as José Vasco (Speaker)
O Zé Analfabeto e o Trânsito
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé já não é Analfabeto
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto nos CTT
as Zé Analfabeto
O Zé Analfabeto na Vida Corrente
as Zé Analfabeto
Confissões de um Analfabeto
as Zé Analfabeto
O Comissário de Polícia
as Rolinho - deputy commissioner
O Dinheiro dos Pobres
as Marcos, o sacristão