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Joaquim de Almeida was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Son of two pharmacists and the sixth of eight kids, Joaquim showed signs at an early age that his future lay not in the family business. At the age of eighteen, after attending the theater course at the Lisbon Conservatory for two years, he left Portugal to pursue his studies after the Conservatory was temporarily closed following the 1974 democratic revolution. He lived a year in Vienna, Austria, working in various jobs from the Künstlerhaus-Theater to gardening. He moved to New York City in 1976. There, he studied with Lee Strasberg, Nicholas Ray and Stella Adler while working as a bartender. After doing some theater and small roles in Soap Operas, he finally landed his first role in a film "The Soldier" in 1981. The following year he had his first important role in "Honorary Consul", working next to Richard Gere, Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins. But it was his third film "Good Morning Babylon", directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, that opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, that propelled him to an international career. Being fluent in six languages has helped him to work everywhere in the world. He hasn't stopped since then. He has been in more then 90 films and Television shows acting with actors and directors like Harrison Ford, Gene Hackman, Kim Basinger, Antonio Banderas, Robert Rodriguez, Steven Soderberg, Benicio del Toro and Kiefer Sutherland among others. It was while playing the main villain in season 3 of the popular series "24", that he discovered the pleasure of living on the beach and he moved to Santa Monica where he lives today. He spends long periods in Portugal where he has a house in Sintra to be with his son Louren and his daughter Ana. Joaquim de Almeida became an American citizen in 2005 and kept his Portuguese nationality. He has been the recipient of many awards: Best Actor - Cairo Film Festival 1991, Golden Globe Best Actor Portugal 1995,1997,2001, SAG Awards- Best ensemble 2005, Portuguese Foreign Press-Personality of the year 1995, Career Award in Festival Cinema de Badajoz 2004, Career Award Festival Iberoamericano de Huelva 2009, Career Award Festival de Cine de Punta del Este 2003, Gold Medal City of Sintra 2008, Gold Medal City of Setubal 2006 and the Order of Infante by the President of Portugal.- Actress
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Alba Baptista is a Portuguese actress. She began her career in her native Portugal with the series Jardins Proibidos (2014-2015). She then starred in multiple Portuguese series and films such as A Impostora, Filha da Lei, A Criação, and Jogo Duplo. Since 2020, she has starred in the Netflix series Warrior Nun, which marked her English-language debut. Baptista was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Her Portuguese mother met her father, a Brazilian engineer from Rio de Janeiro, when she worked as a translator in Brazil. In addition to her native Portuguese, Baptista speaks English, Spanish, French, and German.- Actor
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Kurtwood Smith was born on 3 July 1943 in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for RoboCop (1987), Broken Arrow (1996) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). He has been married to Joan Pirkle since 5 November 1988. He was previously married to Cecilia Souza.- Actress
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Maria de Medeiros is the oldest of three daughters by the pianist, maestro and composer António Vitorino D'Almeida and Maria Armanda Esteves. Her sisters are Inês de Medeiros, stage actress and film and stage director and Ana Medeiros, violinist, composer, and music teacher.
Studied at Lycée Français Charles Le Pierre, Lisbon, and when she was 15 years old, she acted in her father's movie, Silvestre. Went to Paris in 1984, aiming to take a college degree in the Beaux Arts, and ended by taking Philosophy, and Drama instead, at the National Schools of Arts and Theatre Techniques.
Lived and filmed in Portugal, and abroad, then she returned to Paris, where she is established since 1987. She married a Catalonian (Spain), and has two daughters. She acquired the French nationality because of her children, and because she has a French culture as well as a Portuguese one. She is fluent in Portuguese, French, English, German, Italian and Spanish.- Joana Ribeiro was born on 25 March 1992 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), Linhas Tortas (2019) and Nightride (2021).
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Lúcia Moniz, born on September 9, 1976, in Lisbon, is the daughter of Azorean musicians Carlos Alberto Moniz and Maria do Amparo. She began her music training at age 6 at Santa Cecilia Music Academy and achieved her 6th degree. Besides 4 edited discographic works throughout her music career, she has also collaborated with such artists as Nuno Bettencourt, Jorge Palma, and Maria do Amparo.
Lúcia has also developed a deep passion for the theatre. She made several appearances on Portuguese TV and on Portuguese stages, but in 2003 she made her major industry breakthrough with her role in Richard Curtis' blockbuster British film "Love, Actually." Between 2006 and 2008 she took on leading roles in several musical productions directed by Filipe La Féria.
In 2009 she participated in the television series "Living in Your Car", produced by David Steinberg for HBO Canada, in a Portuguese co-production by beActive.
In 2010 she starred in the series "Maternidade" on RTP 1, and debuted at the Portuguese National Theater D. Maria II, playing Stella in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire", directed by Diogo Infante. In 2013 she was part of the cast of "Conversations After a Burial" by Yasmina Reza, directed by Renato Godinho.
During the next years, while still taking part on numerous television projects, in 2017, she made a long-awaited return to musical theatre, starring in "Next to Normal," directed by Henrique and Nuno Feist, on stage for 2 seasons, at Lisbon's Estoril Casino Auditorium and Teatro da Trindade.
Since 2016, Lúcia has actively worked with "Palco 13" (established theatre company) on and off, in several production, such as "Richard II", by Shakespeare. In January 2019, together with her brother Paulo Quedas, she took the leap of directing the play "The Adventures of John with No Fear". That year she also had leading roles in two international cinematographic co-productions, "Marco Pontecorvo's "Fatima," which premiered in August 2020, and Ana Rocha de Sousa's "LISTEN, awarded at Venice International Film Festival with 'Lion of the Future' and 'Jury Prize Orizzonti' , in September 2020.- Nuno Lopes was born on 6 May 1978 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor, known for Saint George (2016), Lines of Wellington (2012) and Goodnight Irene (2008).
- Pêpê Rapazote is a Portuguese-born actor known for Narcos, Shameless, Operation Finale, Queen of the South and La Reina del Sur. After having worked as an architect for a few years, he decided acting would become his "new trade." He speaks five languages, Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and Italian, and divides his time between Europe, Latin America and the US.
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While his acting debut was at the age of 15, Diogo Morgado later became known internationally for his groundbreaking portrayal of "Jesus" in 20th Century Fox's feature film "Son of God" and in The History Channel's highly rated, Emmy-nominated miniseries "The Bible." Morgado's recent work includes the lead role in the Netflix original feature film "The Killer," which was streamed in over 190 countries. On television, Diogo had a recurring role on CBS' "CSI: Cyber," alongside Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Arquette, and starred in the TV movie, "Love Finds You In Valentine." Morgado was also a lead on the CW Network series "The Messengers." In addition to his work in television, Diogo has had leading roles in independent films in the U.S., including the action-driven adrenaline film "Born to Race: Fast Track," and the gritty urban drama "Red Butterfly."
In his native Portugal, where he is already a household name and one of GQ's "Men of the Year," Morgado's career spans top television, film and stage productions, including a lead role in the #1 rated Portuguese television series and International Emmy-winner "Laços de Sangue." Diogo began his career at the age of fifteen when he joined the cast of the top rated television series "Terra Mãe," But it was his breakthrough performance as "Miguel" in "Amo-Te, Teresa," which still remains as one of Portugal's highest rated telefims ever, that Diogo earned high praise as one of the most promising actors of his generation. Diogo has worked consistently in Portuguese television since, in over 15 series regular roles, including his memorable performance as "Santiago Medina" in the hugely successful series, "Vingança." Morgado's film credits include a noteworthy performance as Portuguese dictator Antonio De Oliveira Salazar in the acclaimed feature film "A Vida Privada De Salazar." Diogo was able to showcase his comedic chops in "O Crime do Padre Amaro," which received international attention from directors all over the world. Diogo starred in another hit comedy film, "Virados do Avesso," which debuted at the top of the Portuguese box office. Diogo is also a passionate theater actor and has had lead roles in prestigious plays such as David Hare's "Skylight" and Peter Shaffer's "The Royal Hunt to the Sun."
Beyond Portugal and the United States, Morgado has had lead roles in such international films as Spain's "Dos Rivales Casi Iguales," "Mami Blue," and "Star Crossed," as well as Brazil's "Revelação" and "The Jungle."
Morgado divides his time between Los Angeles and Lisbon, where he has begun pursuing his passion behind the camera as well -- writing and directing both English and Portuguese films, including the recent award-winning short film, "Signal."- José, also known as Zé, is filming "Cacau" for TVI and is taking the stage as the co-protagonist in the play "A Andorinha / La Golondrina". Under the direction of Pedro Almodovar, he starred in the film "Strange Way of Life / Estraña Forma de Vida", which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023. On Netflix, he assumed the character Eduardo, the protagonist of the globally successful "Turn of the Tide / Rabo de Peixe", with the next season set to arrive soon. On the television front, José portrayed the protagonists Amaro in the series "O Crime do Padre Amaro" (RTP) and David in "Bem Me Quer". Additionally, he joined the casts of the series "A Filha", "Pôr do Sol", and "Até Que a Vida nos Separe". José made his television debut in 2015 in the soap opera "Jardins Proibidos", followed by roles in "Santa Bárbara", "Rainha das Flores", "Espelho d'Água", "A Herdeira", and "O Valor da Vida". In 2019, he was part of the main cast in the Rede Globo (Brazil) novela "Salve-se Quem Puder/Run for Your Lives". In the realm of theater, he excelled in leading roles in plays such as "Peer Gynt", "Peter Pan", "As You Like it", "A Morte do Príncipe", "Peter and Alice", and "Romeu & Juliet". He also participated in productions such as "Macbeth", "Splendid's", "The Brothers Karamazov", "Se Eu Não Fechar os Olhos", "Um Rapaz Chamado Rupert Partiu-te o Nariz com um Pau?" and "Penetrator". In 2021, his portrayal of Hamlet, directed by Carlos Avilez, earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Theater Actor. In 2023, his performance as Padre Amaro, the protagonist of the series "O Crime do Padre Amaro", secured him the Golden Globe for Best Fiction Actor. Recognized for his contribution to "O Som Que Desce da Terra", he received the DGArtes Award for Best Supporting Actor. His film credits include "Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated: The Series" and "Gabriel", where he played the antagonist. José completed his Acting Course at the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais (2012-2015).
- Julia Palha was born on 30 October 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for Bad Bunny (2017), Moral Order (2020) and The Payback (2017).
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Miguel Gomes was born in 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a director and writer, known for Our Beloved Month of August (2008), Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015) and Tabu (2012).- Producer
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Joaquim Dos Santos was born on 22 June 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a producer, known for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), The Legend of Korra (2012) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005).- Ana Cristina de Oliveira was born on 24 July 1973 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for Taxi (2004), Miami Vice (2006) and Carga (2018).
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Anabela Moreira was born on 8 March 1976 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress and director, known for The Last Bath (2020), Blood of My Blood (2011) and É o Amor (2013).- Actor
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Raymond Cornelius Boyle, frequently credited as Dirk London, was an American small part character actor of the 1950s. Predominantly active on the small screen, he became best known for playing Morgan Earp (1851-1882) in fifteen episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955), starring Hugh O'Brian as the eponymous gunfighter. Boyle found steady work in a staple of early western and police shows, including some recurring appearances in Gang Busters (1952), Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955), Highway Patrol (1955) and Gunsmoke (1955). A rare higher profile role saw him cast as a gangster colluding with Martians in Republic's hilarious serial Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) (Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy -- then very much at the beginning of his career -- can be glimpsed as one of the zombies!).
After his retirement from acting, Boyle worked as production designer/art director on a couple of films in the 1970s. His second wife (from 1954) was the actress Jan Shepard.- Duncan Lamont began his career in the 1940's in Waterfront Women (1950) and Quentin Durward (1955) then went to Hollywood for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). Returning to Britain he went into what he described as one of his happiest roles opposite Margaret Rutherford in Murder at the Gallop (1963). He described himself as a 'heavy with a capacity for light villainy' as he was never really a bad villain. When the film is nearly over there's usually justice to contend with, While sometimes he's was on the right side of the law never the less he always seems to end up dead or defeated. Television work took him to America for appearances in such as The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955), Hawaiian Eye (1959), and The Alaskans (1959), while British credits included such as Z Cars (1962), Danger Man (1960), and Dixon of Dock Green (1955).
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Pedro Costa was born on 30 December 1958 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a director and writer, known for Horse Money (2014), Vitalina Varela (2019) and Colossal Youth (2006).- Producer
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Mariana van Zeller is an award-winning correspondent and investigative journalist. She is the host and executive producer of National Geographic's original documentary series "Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller," which explores the complex and often dangerous inner-workings of the global underworld, smuggling networks, black and informal markets. For her reporting, Mariana has earned some of the most prestigious awards in journalism and storytelling. Her 2016 investigation "Death by Fentanyl," which tracked the pharmaceutical and clandestine sources of the deadly opioid was honored with a DuPont Award. For her report "Rape on the Reservation," which examined the increased incidence of rape and sexual violence on American Indian reservations, she received the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. And her documentary on prescription drug abuse and pill trafficking, "The OxyContin Express," received a Peabody Award, a Television Academy Honor and an Emmy nomination. In 2011, Mariana began her coverage of the drug war in Mexico and for years, attempted to interview drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, only to be scooped by the actor Sean Penn. As a consolation, Penn reported that he and Guzman discussed Mariana's 2015 documentary, "Chasing El Chapo," in which Mairana traveled to El Chapo's hometown in the mountains of Sinaloa. Mariana hosted Travel Channel's "Breaking Borders", where she journeyed to conflict zones around the world with acclaimed chef Michael Voltaggio. Mariana began her journalism career in her native Portugal and moved to the US to attend Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she met her husband and producing partner Darren Foster. They live in Los Angeles with their son Vasco. Mariana is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian and French.- Actress
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Born in Lisbon, Portugal with Italian, French, Argentinian, Jewish, Chinese and Cape Vert heritage.
Known for her work in several international productions including the Abc series "Once upon a time" in the role of Queen Guinevere from Camelot.
She moved to the U.S.A at 17 to do her senior year as an exchange student.
In Portugal attended the Portuguese National Conservatory, in between studied in New York and Italy . Worked for several years in the Portuguese film and TV industry. Moved to London in June 2013. Where she landed her first parts in International movies.
Wins a Gulbenkian grant in professional development and goes to Los Angeles in 2014. In 2015 moves to Los Angeles and lives and works at the moment between Los Angeles and London.- Actress
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Mina Andala was born on 16 April 1978 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress and producer, known for Firebrand (2023), Carnival Row (2019) and Unforgotten (2015).- Actor
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Tomás Alves was born on 16 July 1989 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor and composer, known for Salgueiro Maia: The Implicated (2022), Lua Vermelha (2010) and Patria (2023).- Filipa Pinto was born on 7 April 1995 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for Amar Demais (2020), The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) and Amo-te Imenso (2024).
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Catarina Wallenstein was born in 1986 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress and director, known for Doomed Love (2008), Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009) and Os Maias: Cenas da Vida Romântica (2014).- Actor
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Ivo Canelas was born on 23 December 1973 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra (2007), Liberdade 21 (2008) and The Art of Stealing (2008).- João Bettencourt was born on 31 August 2001 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor, known for Camarada Cunhal, Longwave (2013) and Codex 632 (2023).
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Patrick Mille was born on 8 April 1970 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor and writer, known for Bad Girl (2012), Opium (2013) and Love Crime (2010). He is married to Justine Lévy. They have two children.- Vera Kolodzig was born on 22 April 1985 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for The Dead Queen (2018), Deixa Que Te Leve (2009) and O Clube (2020).
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Beatriz Brás was born on 23 June 1993 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress and composer, known for The Domain (2019), A Herdade (2020) and Diálogos Depois do Fim: A Série (2024).- Actor
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Gonçalo Waddington is a Portuguese actor, theater and film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Lisbon in 1977 and studied theater and performance at Drama School in the beachside town of Cascais from 1994 to 1997. Still in school, he made his television debut in 1996, in Polícias, a TV show about a police precinct. His film debut came in 2006, with Marco Martins's Alice, having also played a part Martins's 2016 movie, Saint George. Waddington's short film Nameless, which premiered at the 2010 edition of the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival. Immaculate, premiered at the 2013 edition of the IndieLisboa film festival. Albertine, The Celestial Continent, a play based in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, was his debut as a playwright, which he also directed and starred, alongside his longtime companion, Carla Maciel. He also acted in Odisseia, the 2013 comedic TV show Gonçalo created, co-wrote and co-starred in. Alongside Carla Maciel, he co-created the play MacBain, from a text written specifically for the two actors by dutch playwright Gerardjan Rijnders. It premiered in October 2013 at the Teatro Maria Matos in Lisbon. In 2016, he wrote and directed the first part of a tetralogy called Our Favorite Sport, subtitled Present, which premiered in the Alkantara and FITEI festivals and was published as a book in the same year. Part two, subtitled Distant Future, premiered in 2017 at the Teatro Municipal São Luiz, in Lisbon. He was in movies such as Blood Curse and Noise, by Frederico Serra and Tiago Guedes, who directed and co-wrote the aforementioned Odisseia with him, and also directed him in a 2016 production of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck at the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, as well as the 2014 short film Chorus, from a play by Tiago Rodrigues, and the TV miniseries Noite Sangrenta. Gonçalo had also directed and starred in a production of Ibsen's Rosmersholm at the Centro Cultural de Belém, first in February 2011 and then on a nationwide tour. Margarida Cardoso's Yvone Kane, João Canijo's Misbegotten, João Leitão's The Portuguese Falcon, Ivo M. Ferreira's April Showers or Valeria Sarmiento's The Lines of Wellington were some of the other films that have featured him as a performer as well. In 2018, he will make his debut as a director of full-length movies with Patrick, alongside the O Som e a Fúria production company. The film is expected to premiere in 2019.- Director
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João Pedro Rodrigues was born in 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a director and writer, known for Will-o'-the-Wisp (2022), Morrer Como Um Homem (2009) and The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012).- Actor
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Afonso Pimentel was born on 4 August 1982 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor and director, known for Turn of the Tide (2023), Glória (2021) and South (2019).- Sofia Ribeiro was born on 2 October 1984 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for Curral de Moinas - Os Banqueiros do Povo (2022), Amar Demais (2020) and A Herdeira (2017). She was previously married to Ruben Rua.
- She is a model who turned into a fantastic actress. Her first appearance as an actress was in "O Crime do Padre Amaro", a movie version of an successful Portuguese book. In this movie she has one of the leading roles, having to show her beautiful naked body.
Soraia is now at SIC (Sociedade Independente de Comunicação), signing a contract with one of the biggest TV channel's in Portugal.
Before being extremely famous she was the on the cover of several magazines such as FHM. - Director
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Sérgio Graciano already has a long career in film and television. His first feature film was "Assim Assim" (2010). He spent two years in Angola where he was responsible for fiction at Semba Comunicação, and where he directed "Njinga - A Rainha de Angola" (2013), the most watched Angolan film ever. The film won two awards at the African Film Academy. This was followed by "Uma Vida à Espera" (2016), a film with which he won the Audience Award at the 8th Edition of FESTin - Festival de Cinema Itinerante de Língua Portuguesa. In 2017 he directed "Perdidos" a remake of "Armadilha em Alto Mar" the third most watched Portuguese film of the year. In 2018 he directed "Bloodlines" with Manuel Pureza. In 2020 and 2021 he directed "The impossibility of being alone" and "The sound that goes down to the earth" a film that was one of the finalists for the selection of the Portuguese representative for the Oscars in 2021, and had 9 nominations for the portuguese movie academy. I 2022 he directed "Salgueiro Maia - O Implicado", a film that was also one of the finalists for the selection of the Portuguese representative for the Oscars in 2022 and the third most watched Portuguese film of the year. In his award-winning career in television, the highlights are the International Emmy in the category of Best Telenovela with "Laços de Sangue" in 2011, and two Authors Awards, from the Portuguese Authors Society (SPA), in the category of Best Fiction Television , with "Conta-me como foi" in 2011 and 'O Último a Sair' in 2012. Also 'Maternidade' in the following year and 'País Irmão' in 2018 were distinguished by SPA with the nomination for this award. Already in the North American competition of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, of which Sérgio Graciano was part of the jury in the 2015, 2020 and 2021 edition. He directed a series called "Daughter of the Law", produced for RTP that is only available on Amazon Prime American. In the last two years he has directed six series: "A Generala" to OPTO and GloboPlay, "Chegar a casa" to RTP and Amazon Prime, "A Rainha e a Bastarda", "Auga Seca" to RTP and HBO MAX, "Da Mood" to RTP and more recently he did the first big portuguese production to GloboPlay, "Codex 632". His new feature film is called "O Meu Jardim"( in Post Production) and he is preparing is next feature film, "Os papeis do ingles" to Leopardo Filmes, a production company from one of the biggest producers in Europe, Paulo Branco who worked with David Cronenberg, Raúl Ruiz or Manoel de Oliveira.- Actress
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São José Correia was born on 13 September 1974 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress and director, known for Santa Bárbara (2015), Olhos nos Olhos (2008) and O Inimigo Sem Rosto (2010).- Alexandra Lencastre was born in Lisbon, in 1965. She's one of the most talented and most popular Portuguese actresses. As a Philosophy student, became interested in the experience of a theatre group from the University. She left Philosophy and began her acting studies at the Theater School (Conservatório), in Lisbon. It was with the play 'Frei Luís de Sousa', directed by Jorge Listopad, that her acting career really began, winning an award for best revelation. Since then, she worked with some of the main directors of the Portuguese theater, including Carlos Avilez, João Lourenço and José Wallenstein. She began working in television, on the Portuguese version of 'Sesame Street'. Later, in television, both in fiction (including some very popular telenovelas) and entertainment features (such as the polemic interviews of 'In Bed With..'), she became a star for Portuguese audiences. Since 1990, with Lovely Child (1990), by João Canijo, her film career developed, working with directors like João Botelho, João Mário Grilo and Teresa Villaverde. Her most important success, both with audiences and critic, is O Delfim (2002), directed by Fernando Lopes. In the same year, she worked with Javier Bardem in The Dancer Upstairs (2002), directed by John Malkovich. In 2003, she was again a great success in TV, with Ana e os Sete, Portuguese version of a Spanish series. With Rogério Samora, in O Delfim, Alexandra Lencastre defined a new pair for the Portuguese cinema; they met again in Lá Fora (2004), also directed by Fernando Lopes.
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Antonio Vilar was born in Lisbon, Portugal on October 31st. 1912. His career began as a newspaperman but soon entered in movies as a makeup artist first, sound technician, production designer and director's assistant. His first role was in Portuguese film A Severa (1931) and developed his film career as a leading man and character actor in Portugal and Spain in the forties. Later on he also produced several films. Most remembered for his role in Spanish production "El Judas" (1952). Retired in 1981, he died in Madrid on August 16th. 1995.- Actor
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Pedro Carvalho was born in 1985 in a small City in Portugal named Guarda. As a child he moved to another city call Fundão, where he grew up and found his passion for Acting. When he was 18 years old, he moved to Lisboa to study acting in a Professional Acting school called ACT. He Also took some courses and workshops in Corazza in Madrid. He speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese and English. He also studied Architecture but acting was his biggest passion. He pursued this passion by taking courses in the following: Voice, fight scene training, improvisation acting, dance and many others. He is a well-rounded Actor as a result of all his training and experience. In 2007 he signed a contract with TVI Television - considered the channel with the highest number of viewers throughout Portugal. He has work on more than 13 projects for TVI including telenovelas and series. His highlights were the telenovela 'Remédio Santo' where he stars as one of a main character; 'O Beijo do Escorpião' and 'Ouro Verde'. In Portugal, Pedro also performed in the Theater, took on movie roles, did voice-overs for animations and many commercials. In 2013 and 2014 he won 2 awards for Best TV Actor for his role in 'Remédio Santo' which was also nominated for an International Emmy Award. In 2016 he won the 'Portuguese and Brazilian International award' in New York for his role in 'O Beijo do Escorpião'. In 2015 he was invited to Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, to play a starring role on the telenovela 'Escrava Mãe' which is based in 1830's, TV Record. As a result of his excellent performance in 'Escrava Mãe' he was nominated for an award for Best New Actor in 'Premio Extra Globo de Televisão'. In 2017 he started to play roles for Tv Globo Telenovelas, such as 'O Outro Lado do Paraíso' and 'A Dona do Pedaço". At the moment he is between Brazil and Portugal working on new projects.- Actress
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Considered by many critics to be one of the greatest living Portuguese actresses, Rita Blanco (born 11 January 1963) is a Portuguese actress and voice actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1983. She starred in the film Ganhar a Vida (2001), which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. She was also in the Oscar Winning film Amour (2012).
Rita Blanco already won 4 Portuguese Golden Globes for Best Actress with Ganhar a Vida (2001), Blood of My Blood (2011), The Gilded Cage (2013) and Fátima (2017).
Rita Blanco was called as "empathetic brilliant actress" by the Screen Realm, "seasoned veteran" by The Sydney Morning Herald and the "Lusophone arthouse darling" by The Hollywood Reporter.- Luís Simões was born on 16 August 1992 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor, known for Curral de Moinas - Os Banqueiros do Povo (2022), Jardins Proibidos (2000) and Mundo ao Contrário (2013).
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Eduardo Serra was born on 2 October 1943 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Unbreakable (2000) and Blood Diamond (2006).- Director
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Pedro Varela started out as an actor at the age of sixteen before working for over fifteen years in theatre, film and television. In 2000, he made his theatre directing debut with his stage version of Irvine Welsh's "Trainspotting". Years later, he would again direct another Welsh work, "Ecstasy", in Los Angeles. In 2002, he represented Portugal at the Rio de Janeiro International Theatre Festival directing Gil Vicente's "A Barca do Inferno" with an entirely Brazilian cast. He returned to cinema as an actor in 2006 but with "Anesthesia", his last short-length film, selected for the international competition at Fantasporto film festival in 2010, he moved definitively behind the camera and writing and directing everything that he has since filmed. In 2011, he adapted and directed the Fox television drama series "Tiempo Final". He is also the creator, writer and director of the award winning and acclaimed television series "Os Filhos do Rock (The Children of Rock)", which premiered in 2013 and has already taken on a cult status. The period series tells the story of the boom in Portuguese rock in the 1980s. "A Canção de Lisboa (The Song of Lisbon)" in 2016, a romantic comedy written and directed by Varela, became the most seen film of the year. "Filha da Lei" his latest original TV Series about a Portuguese homicide squad, premiered at the national television channel in 2017. Varela has also been directing commercials regularly over the last seven years working both for leading brands and top agencies. Among other awards won worldwide, he picked up a Cannes silver lion and three National Grand Prizes with "Cant Skip Us", the multi-awarded Turismo de Portugal Campaign. "The Seven Sorrows of Mary", his first dramatic feature will be released in 2019, the international production shot in Rio de Janeiro last summer is produced by Belladonna Productions, New York, in partnership with Varela production company in Brazil, Blanche Filmes.- Kelly Ribeiro Bailey, born February 19, 1998 is a British-Portuguese actress.
Her debut on TV happened in 2015, in TVI's production "A Única Mulher". Since that year she stared in "A Herdeira" and "Prisioneira", also from TVI.
In 2018 she participated in her first film, having the leading role in Portuguese production "Linhas de Sangue". - Actor
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Miguel Nunes was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and trained at The Lisbon Theatre & Film School. He can be seen in the leading role of João Vidal in new Netflix series "Glória" (Portugal's first Netflix original show directed by Tiago Guedes). He is also known for his work on the drama Letters from War, which received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival in 2016. Miguel himself received a nominated for the Silver Bear Award for Best Leading Actor. Over the years he has worked with several directors such as Teresa Villaverde, João Pedro Rodrigues, João Botelho and Rita Nunes
2017 sets his debut in directing with the short film "You See the Moon".- Actress
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Sara Matos was born on 20 December 1989 in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an actress, known for O Beijo do Escorpião (2014), Belmonte (2013) and Sangue Oculto (2022).- Manuel Cavaco was born on 14 June 1944 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor, known for A Mãe é que Sabe (2016), Meu Amor (2009) and Sunset: The Mystery of the Necklace of São Cajó (2023).
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José Pimentão was born in 1988 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor, known for 1899 (2022), Al Berto (2017) and Teorias da Conspiração (2019).- Manuel Wiborg was born on 9 January 1968 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is an actor, known for António, Um Rapaz de Lisboa (2002), Vila Faia (2008) and O Grande Kilapy (2012).
- Raul Ruiz's critically acclaimed "Mysteries of Lisbon" (2010) put Maria João Bastos on the map of the European and International cinema and brought her roles in films like Valeria Sarmiento's "Lines of Wellington"(2012) or Michael Sturminger's "The Casanova Variations"(2014) starring John Malkovich. But long before that, Maria João Bastos was one of the most acclaimed and respected actresses of Portugal and Brazil. She started her career in television in the late 90's in TV series, soap operas and TV movies of great success in Portugal. Maria João was invited by TV Globo to move to Brazil and be the star of the worldwide Brazilian successful soap operas. She lived in Rio de Janeiro for five years and returned to Portugal where she continued working in some of the most prestigious television productions in the country, the TV series "Equador" shot in 2008 in four continents, "Sedução" (2010), "Destinos Cruzados" (2013), "O Bairro" (2014), "Três Mulheres" (2017-2022), "Crónica dos Bons Malandros" (2020), "A Espia" (2020) and "Da Mood" (2021), now in Brazil. In cinema, Maria João was directed by veterans like Ruy Guerra "Veneno da Madrugada", Fernando Lopes "Em Câmara Lenta" or Fernando Vendrell "Sombras Brancas" and new generation talents like André Badalo "Shoot Me" or Artur Serra Araújo "A Moral Conjugal". Maria João did her first steaming production in 2019, "The Mechanism" directed by José Padilha for Netflix, then "Motel Valkirias" (HBO) and premiered in 2023 "Turn of the Tide" (Netflix).