Raul Solnado

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.

Known For

Jacinto

Call Girl

inspector Aranha

O Bobo

João Barbelas / Dom Roberto

Dom Roberto

Na Minha Aldeia, Cerveja a Copo

Sangue Toureiro

Elias Santana

Balada da Praia dos Cães

Milionário

O Milionário

Aventuras d'um Detetive Português

Manuel / Tarzan

O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo

Ar, Água e Luz

Duke

Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes

O Meu Raul

Melo

América

Catita

Facas e Anjos

Self

Vasco Santana: O Bom Português

Inspector Aranha

O Bobo

Matos

Aqui D'El Rei!

Cemetery guard

Requiem

A Garça e a Serpente

Entrenador

Martes y trece

Sacristão

As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor

Detetive do hotel

O Noivo das Caldas

Self

Raul Solnado - O Estado da Graça