Ângelo Torres

Ângelo Torres (born 14 April 1968), is a Portuguese actor and director of São Toméan descent.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Kunta, Hay Road and Magnetick Pathways.[2][3]

Ângelo Torres
Born
Ângelo Torres

(1968-04-14) April 14, 1968
Equatorial Guinea
NationalitySão Toméan
Portuguese
OccupationActor, director, screenwriter
Years active1987–present
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Personal life

He 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

His 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
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1987Duma Vez por TodasFilm
1991O Café do AmbrizTV Mini-Series
1991Por Mares Nunca Dantes NavegadosTV Series
1992XavierWorkerFilm
1992MauserTV Movie
1993Encontros imperfeitosCar washerFilm
1993O Miradouro da LuaFilm
1994Sozinhos em CasaTV Series
1995Foreign LandAngolano 1Film
1996NovacekEduardoTV Series
1996A Mulher do Sr. MinistroPunjabiTV Series
1996PolíciasJerónimoTV Series
1996Pensão EstrelaMarioTV Series
1997A Tempestade da TerraNingoFilm
1997Estado de SítioVideo short
1998Ora Viva!CocuanaTV Series
1998IlungaFilm
1999O Fura-VidasTV Series
1999JornalistasImmigrantTV Series
2000Among UsPedroShort film
2000A NoivaTV Movie
2000Black & WhiteShort film
2001Querido ProfessorTV Series
200288Officer VitorTV Movie
2002Sociedade AnónimaGuarda AntunesTV Series
2002La mort est rousseMadoussoTV Movie
2002My VoiceYanoFilm
2002Storia di guerra e d'amiciziaFilm
2002Almirante ReisPolicemanShort film
2003Preto E BrancoPascoalFilm
2003VolponeCastratoTV Movie
2004Tudo Isto é FadoAmadeu, the crookFilm[7]
2004The Murmuring CoastHotel ClerkFilm
2005Hi! Am EricaJimmyFilm
2008A Ilha dos EscravosJoãoFilm[8]
2008SurfaceShort film
2008Casos da VidaMauroTV Series
2008Rebelde WayAdéritoTV Series
2009O Último Condenado à MorteBaltazarFilm
2009EquadorLibérioTV Mini-Series
2009Vamos OuvirTV Series
2010Conta-me Como FoiPadre LuísTV Series
2011Laços de SangueTV Series
2011O Bar do Ti-ChicoKudebenguelaTV Movie
2011Nha FalaFilm[9]
2012Hay RoadAméricoFilm
2008Liberdade 21Dr. EduardoTV Series
2012AmareloazulpretoamareloAdult LucasShort film
2013MaternidadeAbel CassamáTV Series
2013BobôTioFilm
2013A Mãe do Senhor MinistroDos SantosTV Series
2013The Thorn of the RosePoliciaFilm
2013EstranhamentoPaqueteShort film
2014Fortunato: D'aqui até São TorcatoShort film
2015Ornamento e CrimeArãoFilm
2016A PedraDoctorShort film
2017A Única MulherNorberto VenâncioTV Series
2017A Ilha dos CãesPera D'AçoFilm
2017Damned SummerXamãFilm
2017Ouro VerdePadre SebastiãoTV Series
2017O Fim da InocênciaMárioFilm
2018A HerdeiraCaluTV Series
2018GabrielValdoFilm
2018Magnetick PathwaysJoão LoboFilm
2019Para Além da MemóriaMecenasFilm
2019PrisioneiraHenrique DrummondFilm
2020The Last BathEdgarFilm
TBDJá Te Disse Que Te Amo?AndréShort film
TBDNayolaThe BoyFilm

See also

References
  1. "Ângelo Torres Actor". e-talenta. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "Ângelo Torres films". SAPO. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Ângelo Torres: ACTOR, DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER". MUBI. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. "Ângelo Torres, Norberto from "A Única Mulher" in an interview". holofote. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. "Dalila Carmo and Ângelo Torres receive cinema award from the GDA cooperative". SAPO. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. "Ângelo Torres wins the award for "Best Secondary Actor" for the film "Estrada de Palha", by Rodrigo Areias". buala. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. "INTERVIEW WITH ÂNGELO TORRES AND MARCANTONIO DEL CARLO - 'EVERYTHING THIS IS FADO' (2004)". c7nema. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. "A Ilha dos Escravos". SAPO. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. "Nha Fala - Conexão França – Novembro". ventoforte. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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