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.
2011
2011
as Melo
2009
2007
as Jacinto
2007
as Dr. Cabral
2000
as Coronel
2000
as Catita
1998
as Cemetery guard
1998
as Self
1997
as Avô
1993
as Guimarães
1992
as Matos
1988
1987
as inspector Aranha
1987
as Inspector Aranha
1987
as Elias Santana
1975
1969
1962
as Milionário
1962
as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
1962
as Entrenador
1961
as Sacristão
1958
as Manuel / Tarzan
1958
1956
1952