Raul Solnado
Known For
Acting
Born
1929-10-19 in Lisbon, Portugal
Died
2009-08-08
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.
Most Known For
Ilha dos Amores
as Dr. Cabral
Call Girl
as Jacinto
Ajuste de Contas
as Coronel
A Banqueira do Povo
as Guimarães
Parabéns
as Self
Lá em Casa Tudo Bem
as Horácio
História do Cinema Português
Zona+
as Próprio
Sangue Toureiro
Meu Querido Avô
as Avô
Já Está
as Self
As Divinas Comédias
as Self - Host
Martes y trece
as Entrenador
Joaquim Letria
as Self
Requiem
as Cemetery guard
The Jester
as inspector Aranha
The Jester
as Inspector Aranha
América
as Melo
Aqui D'El Rei!
as Matos
Ballad of Dog Beach
as Elias Santana