José Boavida
Acting
Biography
No biography available for José Boavida.
Born: August 23, 1964
Place of Birth: Castelo Branco, Portugal
Known For
A Falha
Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But, contrary to expectations, these "old boys" realise that time has accentuated their differences. The atmosphere is tense, the conversation taut and the old grudges resurface in no time.
The Great Kilapy
Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration — and soon after finds himself hailed as a hero of the national liberation struggle.
Welcome to Beirais
Diogo Almada is a successful account manager at a telecommunications company who is struggling with serious stress and anxiety issues due to the constant state of pressure he lives in. His situation becomes worse when he suffers a stroke which puts him in hospital. There, doctors tell him that if he doesn't slow down things could become much worse for him in the future. He also meets the owner of a vegetables and herbs greenery in Beirais, a small village in the midlands, who is looking to sell it. Diogo then decides to buy him out and risk it as a farmer himself. He wants his girlfriend Teresa to come along with him, but she refuses to leave Lisbon due to her career and also because she doesn't want to give up her city comforts. But Diogo decides to move to Beirais anyway, where he is faced with an entirely different reality from what he’s used to.
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April Captains
Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.
Strawberries with Sugar
Morangos com Açúcar was a Portuguese Teen drama. It was broadcast daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI between 30 August 2003 to 15 September 2012. It has also been broadcast in Angola, Syria, Brazil and Romania.
Amália
You already know the legendary singer. For the first time, you'll get to know the woman behind the myth. The story of singing legend Amália Rodrigues who ruled the famous Portuguese acoustic guitar and vocals based music genre called fado.
Até Amanhã, Camaradas
The underground lives and struggles of communist party militants during the Portuguese 'Estado Novo' regime.
O Lampião da Estrela
When a football agent acquires the rights of two young Mozambican players, he tries to transfer them to Benfica, his favorite club.
Super Pai
Filmography
as Juiz
as Manuel Pedroso
as Abílio (empregado)
as Afonso
as Vítor
as Moreira
as Médico
as Pacheco
as Ramiro
as Bernardino
as Pai
as Polícia
as Jorge Soriano
as Advogado
as Júlio Vicente/Dr. Lacerda
as Vicente Ferrão
as Manuel Gameiro
as empregado de mesa
as Miguel
as Lopes
as Segorila #2
as Radio technician
as Campos
as Antunes
as André
as Vítor (flashback)
as Melo
as Vários Papéis
as Inspector
as Lopes da Silva
as Inácio de Loyola/Viriato
as Jorge Malheiros
as Diogo Machado Fonseca