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

Ajuste de Contas

Coronel

Ilha dos Amores

Dr. Cabral

A Banqueira do Povo

Guimarães

Parabéns

Self

Já Está

Self

Zona+

Próprio

Joaquim Letria

Self

Lá em Casa Tudo Bem

Horácio

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2011	O Meu Raul
2011	América	Melo
2009	Façam o Favor de Ser Felizes
2007	Call Girl	Jacinto
2000	Facas e Anjos	Catita
1998	Vasco Santana: O Bom Português	Self
1998	Requiem	Cemetery guard
1992	Aqui D'El Rei!	Matos
1988	Duke
1987	The Jester	inspector Aranha
1987	Ballad of Dog Beach	Elias Santana
1987	The Jester	Inspector Aranha
1975	Aventuras d'um Detetive Português
1969	Na Minha Aldeia, Cerveja a Copo
1962	Dom Roberto	João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
1962	O Milionário	Milionário
1962	Martes y trece	Entrenador
1961	As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor	Sacristão
1958	Sangue Toureiro
1958	O Tarzan do 5º Esquerdo	Manuel / Tarzan
1956	Ar, Água e Luz
1952	A Garça e a Serpente

Year	TV Show	Role
2007	Ilha dos Amores	Dr. Cabral
2000	Ajuste de Contas	Coronel
1997	Meu Querido Avô	Avô
1994	Zona+	Próprio
1993	A Banqueira do Povo	Guimarães
1992	Parabéns	Self
1990	Joaquim Letria	Self
1987	Já Está	Self
1987	Lá em Casa Tudo Bem	Horácio