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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Call Girl (2007) — Jacinto
2. Requiem (1998) — Cemetery guard
3. The Jester (1987) — inspector Aranha
4. Ballad of Dog Beach (1987) — Elias Santana
5. América (2011) — Melo
6. Martes y trece (1962) — Entrenador
7. Dom Roberto (1962) — João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
8. Aqui D'El Rei! (1992) — Matos
9. O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo (1958) — Manuel / Tarzan
10. Sangue Toureiro (1958)
11. O Milionário (1962) — Milionário
12. Facas e Anjos (2000) — Catita
13. As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1961) — Sacristão
14. Aventuras d'um Detetive Português (1975)
15. Duke (1988)
16. Vasco Santana: O Bom Português (1998) — Self
17. A Garça e a Serpente (1952)
18. O Noivo das Caldas (1956) — Detetive do hotel
19. Perdeu-se um Marido (1957)
20. Zona+ (1994) — Próprio
21. Parabéns (1992) — Self
22. Ajuste de Contas (2000) — Coronel
23. Meu Querido Avô (1997) — Avô
24. A Banqueira do Povo (1993) — Guimarães
25. Na Minha Aldeia, Cerveja a Copo (1969)
26. Ar, Água e Luz (1956)
27. Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes (2009)
28. O Meu Raul (2011)
29. Raul Solnado - O Estado da Graça — Self
30. Há Petróleo no Beato (1986) — Juvenal Costa
31. Já Está (1987) — Self
32. Joaquim Letria (1990) — Self
33. Ilha dos Amores (2007) — Dr. Cabral
34. Lá em Casa Tudo Bem (1987) — Horácio
35. História do Cinema Português (2001)
36. As Divinas Comédias (2009) — Self - Host