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Raul Solnado

Oct 19, 1929 - Aug 08, 2009 (79 years old) in Lisbon, Portugal

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

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A Banqueira do Povo
Guimarães
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Ajuste de Contas
Coronel
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Ilha dos Amores
Dr. Cabral
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Meu Querido Avô
Avô
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The Jester
inspector Aranha
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Call Girl
Jacinto
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Ballad of Dog Beach
Elias Santana
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América
Melo
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Martes y trece
Entrenador
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Lá em Casa Tudo Bem
Horácio

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