António Silva
Also Known As: António Maria da Silva
Biography: António Maria da Silva (15 August 1886 – 3 March 1971) was a Portuguese actor. He appeared in more than 40 productions over his more than 50 years in acting.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Lisboa, Portugal
Birthday: August 15, 1886
Deathday: March 03, 1971
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Known For:
Lobos da Serra
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1942-02-23
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O Comissário de Polícia
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1953-01-21
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A Song of Lisbon
Overview: Vasco is a medical student in Lisbon, supported by his rich aunts, whom he had falsely told he had already graduated. In fact, he devotes himself to a bohemian life, preferring the popular fairs and pretty women, especially Alice, a seamstress from the Castelinhos quarter, which rather upsets her ambitious father, tailor Caetano, who is familiar with Vasco's debts. After failing yet another final exam, he is surprised by his aunts' announcement that they will visit him in Lisbon to see his practice.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1933-11-07
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The Courtyard of the Ballads
Overview: A portrait of the relations between neighbours in a Lisbon courtyard. A story made of small episodes of humour, friendship, rivalry, love.
Genres: Music Comedy Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1942-01-23
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The Lion from Estrela
Overview: Anastácio lives in Lisbon and is fanatic for Sporting CP, one of the city's football teams. When the team travels to face Porto, he follows it with the family, staying in house of his friend, Mr. Barata, pretending to be rich.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1947-11-21
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A Menina da Rádio
Overview: Geninha and Fortunato are couple who loves music. He's a good songwriter, she sings well. Despite this, their parents hate each other and do not seem willing to allow their marriage, nor the creation of a local radio for them.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1944-06-03
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Fado, a Singer's Story
Overview: Ana Maria loves a modest guitar player, Júlio; when she herself in a 'retiro' (typical fado tavern), public and critics rend major applause. Fame brings about new friends, namely bohemian young who play and sing the fado with her, and not so young men but who rich and powerful enough to patronize her, promote her, and wish to become intimate with her. Júlio the guitarist feel betrayed, and he sets his mind to depart to the African colonies, to leave her forever. Knowing that he's going to embark, Ana Maria's heart between her first love, and the appeal of the rich and famous.
Genres: Music Romance Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1947-11-28
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As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
Overview: Adaptation of the homonymous novel by Júlio Dantas. Trying to highlight the romantic tone, the ruralism of the picturesque situations and environments, the spirit and characters of 1863 are revived: the characteristic loves of Margarida and Clara, the distinguished morals of Pedro and Daniel, the bonhomie of João Semana, finally the disagreements , common sense, tenderness, rituals and landscape involvement of Minho.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1935-04-01
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Maria Papoila
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Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1937-08-15
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O Costa do Castelo
Overview: André (Curado Ribeiro), is a son of a wealthy family who meets a girl called Luisinha (Milu). Luisinha lives at a small pension house with Rita (Maria Olguim) and Januário (João Silva), who are as parents to her, and with mr. Simplício Costa (António Silva), better known as Costa do Castelo, a lazy but highly talented guitar player who together with (Hermínia Silva) reaches success.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1943-03-15
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The Girl Next Door
Overview: The story of how the conflicting relationship of Eduardo and vaudeville actress Isabel is affected by the passion he feels for their neighbor, Mariana, a young overprotected, and the unexpected visit of his uncle Plácido, a moral teacher.
Genres: Romance Comedy Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1945-05-07
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O Grande Elias
Overview: When Mr. Elias discovers that his aunt, who lives in Brazil, comes to visit him, he decides to temporarily occupy the house of a wealthy neighbor who's away so that she doesn't discover that he's not as rich as he told her.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1950-12-12
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Sonhar é Fácil
Overview: Mr. Silva has a dream: to live in the countryside and become a farmer. And one day it happens. He inherits a farm from an old aunt. But not everything will be roses, as Mr. Silva soon finds out...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1951-02-22
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O Dinheiro dos Pobres
Overview: Manuel and Pedro have different approaches to love. Manuel suffers a disgust that makes him sullen, and enters the priesthood. Pedro keeps on in his carefree ways, and commits a robbery. Manuel knows the robber is Pedro, but he learned it in Catholic confession. To keep his vows as a priest, he is prepared to be arrested.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1956-06-06
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João Ratão
Overview: João Ratão is one of many young Portuguese soldiers fighting in Flandres, France, during World War I. Back home, he now needs to fight for the love Vitória, to whom he sent love letters from France... written by a fellow soldier. João Ratão is illiterate.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1940-04-29
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Doomed Love
Overview: The fatalism caught up and the amorous tragedy between Teresa de Albuquerque and Simão Botelho, who survives the intolerant litigation of her noble families.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1943-10-11
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House of Ghosts
Overview: Professor Hermes conducts a research on fear, for which he passes contract with a patient to live a supposedly empty mansion. He's counting on his assistant Chico Mota to play a phantom, but soon comes about that there are phantoms (plural) in there.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1964-06-06
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The Spell of the Empire
Overview: Luís immigrated to the USA and intends to become an American. But after his father invites him on a journey to the Portuguese territories in Africa, he will find true love, and also learn to value his country and its colonial grandeur.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1940-05-23
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Três Espelhos
Overview: When a businessman's car crashes and burns, inspector Moisés of the criminal brigade is given the case, as the body has been stabbed. He'll try to reconstruct the financier's personality by the mirrored impressions on those who knew him.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1947-10-01
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Camões
Overview: The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1946-09-20
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Bocage
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1936-07-11
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Os Três da Vida Airada
Overview: A typesetter is an amateur stage director, and his niece and an employee are stage actors. When they have an opportunity to go professional, differences arise between the two men. Things get worse when the employee starts seeing the girl even when there is no need for rehearsals - and the uncle opposes their relationship.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1952-08-21
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As très graças
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1936-12-01
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Sarilho de Fraldas
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Genres: Comedy Music Adventure Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-09-21
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As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
Overview: The characteristic loves of Margarida and Clara, the distinct moral of Pedro and Daniel, the goodness of João Semana, and the dissidents, sensibility, tenderness, rituals and landscape involvement of the Minho.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1961-01-13
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The Little Bird of Ribeira
Overview: Popular in the riverside area of Porto, Micas raised her daughter, Madalena, at the cost of sacrifice, as her father emigrated to Brazil. With a happy voice, Madalena works on unloading the coal, seeing her loves thwarted by her humble condition. Barata, another typical figure who makes a living from expedients, helps Madalena's father - meanwhile returned, to "register" her - in a kidnapping plan capable of facilitating her reconciliation with Micas, who is reluctant... Things get complicated, but happiness ends up triumphing.
Genres: Drama Family Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1960-02-12
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