Ângelo Torres (born 14 April 1968) is an actor, film director and screenwriter. Born in the Spanish Guinea to Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe parents, he is a Portuguese national.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Kunta, Hay Road and Magnetick Pathways.[2][3]
Ângelo Torres | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1968 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Personal life
editHe was born on 14 April 1968 in Equatorial Guinea. His parents were São Toméans and Torres has 24 brothers, though only three are from the same father and mother. At the age of six, he left Equatorial Guinea and moved to Cuba, where he studied engineering until the age of 21. After seven years in Cuba, he moved to Portugal to study at a Polytechnic institute in Lisbon. Later, he made his acting debut in the production Por ser preto.[4]
He is married to a Galician–speaking Spanish woman and the couple has one daughter, Mar.[4]
Career
editHis maiden cinema acting came through the film A Ilha dos Escravos. He was elected the Best Secondary Actor of 2012, for the feature film Estrada de Palha.[5] Later in the same year, he won the same award for same film at 18th Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Duma Vez por Todas | Film | ||
| 1991 | O Café do Ambriz | TV mini-series | ||
| Por Mares Nunca Dantes Navegados | TV series | |||
| 1992 | Xavier | Worker | Film | |
| Mauser | TV movie | |||
| 1993 | Encontros imperfeitos | Car washer | Film | |
| O Miradouro da Lua | Film | |||
| 1994 | Sozinhos em Casa | TV series | ||
| 1995 | Foreign Land | Angolano 1 | Film | |
| 1996 | Novacek | Eduardo | TV series | |
| A Mulher do Sr. Ministro | Punjabi | TV series | ||
| Polícias | Jerónimo | TV series | ||
| Pensão Estrela | Mario | TV series | ||
| 1997 | A Tempestade da Terra | Ningo | Film | |
| Estado de Sítio | Video short | |||
| 1998 | Ora Viva! | Cocuana | TV series | |
| Ilunga | Film | |||
| 1999 | O Fura-Vidas | TV series | ||
| Jornalistas | Immigrant | TV series | ||
| 2000 | Among Us | Pedro | Short film | |
| A Noiva | TV movie | |||
| Black & White | Short film | |||
| 2001 | Querido Professor | TV series | ||
| 2002 | 88 | Officer Vitor | TV movie | |
| Sociedade Anónima | Guarda Antunes | TV series | ||
| La mort est rousse | Madousso | TV movie | ||
| My Voice | Yano | Film | ||
| Storia di guerra e d'amicizia | Film | |||
| Almirante Reis | Policeman | Short film | ||
| 2003 | Preto E Branco | Pascoal | Film | |
| Volpone | Castrato | TV movie | ||
| 2004 | Tudo Isto é Fado | Amadeu, the crook | Film | [7] |
| The Murmuring Coast | Hotel Clerk | Film | ||
| 2005 | Hi! Am Erica | Jimmy | Film | |
| 2008 | A Ilha dos Escravos | João | Film | [8] |
| Surface | Short film | |||
| Casos da Vida | Mauro | TV series | ||
| Rebelde Way | Adérito | TV series | ||
| Liberdade 21 | Dr. Eduardo | TV series | ||
| 2009 | O Último Condenado à Morte | Baltazar | Film | |
| Equador | Libério | TV mini-series | ||
| Vamos Ouvir | TV series | |||
| 2010 | Conta-me Como Foi | Padre Luís | TV series | |
| 2011 | Laços de Sangue | TV series | ||
| O Bar do Ti-Chico | Kudebenguela | TV movie | ||
| Nha Fala | Film | [9] | ||
| 2012 | Hay Road | Américo | Film | |
| Amareloazulpretoamarelo | Adult Lucas | Short film | ||
| 2013 | Maternidade | Abel Cassamá | TV series | |
| Bobô | Tio | Film | ||
| A Mãe do Senhor Ministro | Dos Santos | TV series | ||
| The Thorn of the Rose | Policia | Film | ||
| Estranhamento | Paquete | Short film | ||
| 2014 | Fortunato: D'aqui até São Torcato | Short film | ||
| 2015 | Ornamento e Crime | Arão | Film | |
| 2016 | A Pedra | Doctor | Short film | |
| 2017 | A Única Mulher | Norberto Venâncio | TV series | |
| A Ilha dos Cães | Pera D'Aço | Film | ||
| Damned Summer | Xamã | Film | ||
| Ouro Verde | Padre Sebastião | TV series | ||
| O Fim da Inocência | Mário | Film | ||
| 2018 | A Herdeira | Calu | TV series | |
| Gabriel | Valdo | Film | ||
| Magnetick Pathways | João Lobo | Film | ||
| 2019 | Para Além da Memória | Mecenas | Film | |
| Prisioneira | Henrique Drummond | Film | ||
| 2020 | The Last Bath | Edgar | Film | |
| 2022 | Nayola | The Boy | Film | |
| TBD | Já Te Disse Que Te Amo? | André | Short film |
See also
edit- Cinema of Africa
- Mionga ki Ôbo, film made by Torres
- Shooting Stars Award
References
edit- ^ "Ângelo Torres Actor". e-talenta. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Ângelo Torres films". SAPO. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Ângelo Torres: ACTOR, DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER". MUBI. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Ângelo Torres, Norberto from "A Única Mulher" in an interview". holofote. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Dalila Carmo and Ângelo Torres receive cinema award from the GDA cooperative". SAPO. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Ângelo Torres wins the award for "Best Secondary Actor" for the film "Estrada de Palha", by Rodrigo Areias". buala. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH ÂNGELO TORRES AND MARCANTONIO DEL CARLO - 'EVERYTHING THIS IS FADO' (2004)". c7nema. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "A Ilha dos Escravos". SAPO. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Nha Fala - Conexão França – Novembro". ventoforte. Retrieved 27 October 2020.