José Jorge Esteves Condessa (born 6 June 1997), professionally known as José Condessa or Zé Condessa is a Portuguese actor from Lisbon. He is known for his role in the Netflix series, Turn of the Tide (2023).

José Condessa

Early life and career

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Condessa was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. He started his acting career in local amateur theatre at the Academia de Santo Amaro. He attended the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais and made his theatre debut with the Companhia do Teatro Experimental de Cascais. Condessa first featured in 2014 as Rafael in the soap opera, Jardins Proibidos.[1] He has appeared in series and soap operas such as Santa Bárbara, Filha da Lei, Ministério do Tempo, Espelho d'Água, Cenas de Família, A Herdeira and Valor da Vida. In 2020, he starred in his first soap opera in Brazil, playing Juan in the seven-part soap Salve-se Quem Puder. The soap opera was interrupted on 28 March due to problems with the progress of COVID-19, ending with the title 'end of the first season'. The actor was due to return to his role in August, but he was confirmed for another Portuguese soap opera on TVI, which TV Globo had previously been aware of, which led to his disappearance from the programme because it was no longer possible to reconcile schedules.

Personal life

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He dated the actor Paul Venckusfrom 2019 until 2023.[2]

He's a Benfica fan[3] and a good friend of footballer Ruben Dias.[4]

Filmography

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Year Show Role Notes Channel
2014 - 2015 Jardins Proibidos Rafael José Silva (Rafa) Protagonist TVI
2015 - 2016 Santa Bárbara Luís Fernandes
2016 - 2017 Rainha das Flores Tiago Piedade Co- Protagonist SIC
2017 Filha da Lei Flávio Guest Star RTP1
Ministério do Tempo Sancho
2017 - 2018 Espelho d'Água Vítor Gama Protagonist SIC
2017 - 2019 Cenas de Família Pedro FOX
2017 - 2018 A Herdeira Salvador Main Cast TVI
2018 - 2019 Valor da Vida Bruno Vasconcelos
Dança com as Estrelas 4 Ele Próprio Winner
2020 Salve-se Quem Puder Juan de La Piedra Co- Protagonist Rede Globo
2020 - 2021 Bem Me Quer David Quintela Trindade de Sousa Protagonist TVI
2021 Até que a Vida Nos Separe Joaquim 20's Main cast RTP1
Pôr do Sol António Guest Star
O Crime do Padre Amaro Padre Amaro Protagonist
2023 Lúcia, a Guardiã do Segredo Francisco Andrade Guest Star OPTO
2024 Cacau Tiago Saavedra Protagonist TVI
A Filha

Cinema

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Year Film Role
2016 A Mãe É que Sabe Ana Luísa's boyfried
2018 A Barriga da Mariana Francisco
Gabriel Rui
2020 O Som Que Desce na Terra Domingos Bento
O Tesouro Egas

Streaming

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Year Serie Role Notes Streaming Service
2023 Rabo de Peixe/ Turn of the Tide Eduardo Melo Main Character Netflix

References

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  1. ^ "Era apenas um 'miúdo'. José Condessa estreou-se na TVI há 10 anos! Veja como era o ator". TVI Ficção (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. ^ FM, Cidade. "José Condessa e Bárbara Branco anunciaram separação". Cidade FM (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. ^ "Visão | José Condessa: De jogador de futebol a estrela de "Rabo de Peixe"". Visão (in European Portuguese). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. ^ "Na praia, José Condessa mostra momentos com um grande amigo, que é um jogador de futebol muito conhecido!". Novelas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-26.