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Luís Miguel Cintra

Luís Miguel Cintra

Acting·1949·82 films

An iconic actor and stage director in Portugal, Luís Miguel Cintra was born in Madrid, in 1949. His connection to theater began in 1968, at the Faculty of Letters Theater Group, when he was studying Romance Philology at the University of Lisbon. From 1970 to 1972, he attended the Acting Technical Course, in the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, thanks to a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. When he returned to Portugal, he founded, along with Jorge Silva Melo, the Teatro da Cornucópia Company, in 1973, where he directed plays by some of the great names in theater, including Aes

As Actor

The Dancer Upstairs
The Dancer Upstairs (2002)Calderón
April Captains
April Captains (2000)Brigadeiro Pais
The Strange Case of Angelica
The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)Engenheiro
A Talking Picture
A Talking Picture (2003)Himself
Abraham's Valley
Abraham's Valley (1993)Carlos de Paiva
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
Recollections of the Yellow House
Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)Lívio
The Convent
The Convent (1995)Baltar
Blood
Blood (1989)The Uncle
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal
Casa de Lava
Casa de Lava (1995)Actor convidado
The Spousals of God
The Spousals of God (1999)God's Messenger
The Cannibals
The Cannibals (1988)Viscount d'Aveleda
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy (1991)Prophet
Gebo and the Shadow
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)Chamico
The Letter
The Letter (1999)M. da Silva
The Last Dive
The Last Dive (1992)Hyperion Extracts Reader (voice)
Silvestre
Silvestre (1982)Pilgrim / Knight / D. Raimundo
Rage
Rage (2018)Camacho
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff (1994)Blind Man
Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror (2006)Filipe Quinta
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007)Diretor Museu Porto Santo
The Jester
The Jester (1987)Count of Trava
Word and Utopia
Word and Utopia (2000)Padre António Vieira (middle age)
Day of Despair
Day of Despair (1992)Freitas Fortuna
The Uncertainty Principle
The Uncertainty Principle (2002)Daniel Roper
Inquietude
Inquietude (1998)Son
Here on Earth
Here on Earth (1993)Miguel
The Days When I Don’t Exist
The Days When I Don’t Exist (2003)L'oncle
Poor George
Poor George (1993)Highschool Teacher Luis
The Satin Slipper
The Satin Slipper (1986)Don Rodrigue
Island of Loves
Island of Loves (1982)Wenceslau de Moraes
He Goes Long Barefoot That Waits For Dead Men's Shoes
He Goes Long Barefoot That Waits For Dead Men's Shoes (1970)Lívio
Tall Stories
Tall Stories (1988)Dr. Fernando
Snow White
Snow White (2000)O Caçador
Where the Sun Beats
Where the Sun Beats (1989)Artur (voice)
The Fifth Empire
The Fifth Empire (2004)Simão, Sapateiro Santo
Two Brothers, My Sister
Two Brothers, My Sister (1994)Friend at the Apartment
My Case
My Case (1986)L'Intrus
The Wolf of the West Coast
The Wolf of the West Coast (2002)
Correspondences
Correspondences (2016)
The Sword and the Rose
The Sword and the Rose (2010)Rosa 2
Fragments of an Alms-Film
Fragments of an Alms-Film (1972)Narrator (voice)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013)Vitalino
No One Twice
No One Twice (1985)Carlos
Moonfish
Moonfish (2000)Dr. João José
Rending
Rending (2001)professor
The Heart's Root
The Heart's Root (2000)Catão
The Mountains of the Moon
The Mountains of the Moon (1987)João
Villa Mauresque
Villa Mauresque (1993)Tiago
The Old Man of Belem
The Old Man of Belem (2014)Luís de Camões
Transatlantique
Transatlantique (1997)Aquilino
Gestures and Fragments
Gestures and Fragments (1983)Armando (voice)
From Now On
From Now On (2008)António
A Pousada das Chagas
A Pousada das Chagas (1972)
Pathos Ethos Logos
Pathos Ethos Logos (2021)
The Distant Land
The Distant Land (1987)
Zéfiro
Zéfiro (1993)Narrator
We Are on Air
We Are on Air (2024)Voz
Demain?
Demain? (2011)Ruben Dario
Arrabalde
Arrabalde (2024)Prof. Luís
Lisboa Cultural
Lisboa Cultural (1984)
A Present Light
A Present Light (2021)
Second Hand
Second Hand (2013)Henrique Castro Lima
Signals of Life
Signals of Life (1984)
Truth or Dare?
Truth or Dare? (2023)Self
The Life of Mirrors
The Life of Mirrors (2025)
The world that was (and that is)
The world that was (and that is) (2011)Narrator
Biette
Biette (2013)Self
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo? (1979)Valentin 1
Illusion
Illusion (2014)
War
War (2020)Cabo Mira
O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores
O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores (1977)
The New Testament of Jesus Christ According to John
The New Testament of Jesus Christ According to John (2013)
O Filme Feliz :)
O Filme Feliz :) (2023)
Around Rocha’s Table
Around Rocha’s Table (2021)Self
Memoirs of Teatro da Cornucópia
Memoirs of Teatro da Cornucópia (2025)
Pathos
Pathos (2021)
Romance de Vila do Conde
Romance de Vila do Conde (2008)Narrator
Love Lights
Love Lights (2022)
Entremês Famoso Sobre a Pesca no Rio Minho
Entremês Famoso Sobre a Pesca no Rio Minho (1974)
Manuel Casimiro - Pintar a Ideia
Manuel Casimiro - Pintar a Ideia (2018)Narrador

As Writer