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Raul Solnado
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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…
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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.
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Raul Solnado's Filmography
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No Poster
O Meu Raul
América
as Melo
Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes
Call Girl
as Jacinto
Facas e Anjos
as Catita
Requiem
as Cemetery guard
Vasco Santana: O Bom Português
as Self
Aqui D'El Rei!
as Matos
Duke
The Jester
as inspector Aranha
The Jester
as Inspector Aranha
Ballad of Dog Beach
as Elias Santana
Há Petróleo no Beato
as Juvenal Costa
Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
No Poster
Na Minha Aldeia, Cerveja a Copo
O Milionário
as Milionário
Dom Roberto
as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
Martes y trece
as Entrenador
As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
as Sacristão
O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo
as Manuel / Tarzan
Sangue Toureiro
Perdeu-se um Marido
O Noivo das Caldas
as Detetive do hotel
No Poster
Ar, Água e Luz
A Garça e a Serpente
No Poster
Raul Solnado - O Estado da Graça
as Self