Vasco Santana

Born

1898-01-29

Died

1958-06-13

Birthplace

Benfica, Lisbon, Portugal

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.