Vasco Santana

Vasco António Rodrigues Santana (28 January 1898 in Lisbon – 13 June 1958) was a Portuguese actor, one of the most renowned of the classical era of Portuguese cinema. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

References

1. Wheeler, Douglas L.; Jr, Walter C. Opello (10 May 2010). Historical Dictionary of Portugal. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 243. ISBN   978-0-8108-7075-8 . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
2. Garcia, Apio (1958). O actor Vasco Santana: na hora da sua morte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Edicoes Hora Que Passa. p. 22. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Vasco Santana deu colaboração preciosa ao cinema nacional. A partir do documentário Lisboa, Crónica Anedótica  [ pt ], de Leitão de Barros, em 1928, foi figura central e autor de argumentos de numerosos filmes, nomeadamente Canção de Lisboa ...[Vasco Santana made a valuable contribution to national cinema. From the documentary Lisboa, Crónica Anedótica  [ pt ] by Leitão de Barros in 1928, he was a central figure and author of the scripts for numerous films, including Song of Lisbon ...]