Raul Solnado
Acting
Biography
Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929, Lisbon - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces that have become classics. His humour was, at the time (especially considering Portugal was still under the dictatorial Salazar regime), both unexpected and fresh. It included a lot of nonsense, and stories making fun of daily life. He often played an ingenuous poor man, whose life was neither good or bad. Solnado hosted Portugal's first talk show, in 1969, alongside Carlos Cruz and Fialho Gouveia. The show, called Zip Zip is still considered a landmark in the history of Portuguese television. He died on 8 August 2009 of heart disease.
Born: October 19, 1929
Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Known For
Filmography
as Melo
as Self - Host
as Jacinto
as Dr. Cabral
as Coronel
as Catita
as Cemetery guard
as Avô
as Próprio
as Guimarães
as Self
as Matos
as Self
as Horácio
as inspector Aranha
as Inspector Aranha
as Self
as Elias Santana
as Milionário
as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
as Entrenador
as Sacristão
as Manuel / Tarzan
as Detetive do hotel