Luís Miguel Cintra
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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 Aeschylus, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Brecht, Beckett, Strindberg, and many others, almost always participating as an actor in the plays he directed. At the same time, until the 80s, he was a theater critic for O Tempo e o Modo magazine and he managed the Seara Nova Theater Collection, from Estampa publishing house, and the Theater Collection, from Ulmeiro publishing house. As a reader, Luís Miguel Cintra recorded complete readings of Viagens na Minha Terra, by Almeida Garrett and Amor de Perdição, by Camilo Castelo Branco, as well as poems by Pessoa, Sophia de Mello Breyner, Camões, Antero de Quental and Ruy Belo. In 1987, Cintra made his debut as an opera stage director, with L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, by Ravel and Dido and Aeneas, by Purcell, at the Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos. In the following years, he directed operas by Mozart, Haydn, Cherubini, among others. He worked with the Teatro Nacional de S. Carlos Choir and the Gulbenkian Choir, as a reader, in recitals by authors such as Schubert, Liszt, Sati and Poulenc. In 1984, he entered the Venice Biennial Theater Festival with his group and in 1988 he directed the show La Mort du Prince et Autres Fragments, by Fernando Pessoa, for the Avignon Festival. Later, he kept on presenting plays in Italy, France, Spain and. Belgium In addition to the theater, Luís Miguel Cintra began his career in cinema early, making his debut in a short film by João César Monteiro. From that point until now, he worked in over 70 films, with directors like the aforementioned João César Monteiro, Paulo Rocha, Manoel de Oliveira, Joaquim Pinto, João Botelho, Teresa Villaverde, Pedro Costa and the American John Malkovich. His many awards include two Bordalo da Casa da Imprensa Awards for Best Acting in Film (1995) and Best Acting in Theater (1997), two Globos de Ouro for Theater Personality of the Year (1999) and Best Theater Actor (2003), the Coimbra University Award and the Pessoa Prize, both in 2005. The LEFFEST will pay tribute to Luís Miguel Cintra’s work as an actor, through a selection of films he starred in; and as a stage director, showing recordings of some of the plays, followed by discussions with the audience and several actors he worked with.
Known for
Credits
Illusion (2014)
Actor
The Uncertainty Principle (2002)
as Daniel Roper
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013)
as Vitalino
War (2020)
as Cabo Mira
The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
as Calderón
A Talking Picture (2003)
as Himself
Zéfiro (1993)
as Narrator
Pathos (2021)
Actor
Auto da Casa (2026)
Actor
Transatlantique (1997)
as Aquilino
Memoirs of Teatro da Cornucópia (2025)
Actor
Abraham's Valley (1993)
as Carlos de Paiva
Rending (2001)
as professor
Island of Loves (1982)
as Wenceslau de Moraes
The Convent (1995)
as Baltar
Vertiges (1985)
as Herbert Ardown
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
as Chamico
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
Actor
The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
as Engenheiro
Villa Mauresque (1993)
as Tiago
Tall Stories (1988)
as Dr. Fernando
The Divine Comedy (1991)
as Prophet
Word and Utopia (2000)
as Padre António Vieira (middle age)
April Captains (2000)
as Brigadeiro Pais
The Life of Mirrors (2025)
Actor
Anteroom (2018)
Actor
Pas Perdus (2008)
as (voice)
The Enclosure of Time (2013)
as Louis Canterel
Blood (1989)
as The Uncle
The Satin Slipper (1986)
as Don Rodrigue
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007)
as Diretor Museu Porto Santo
The Last Dive (1992)
as Hyperion Extracts Reader (voice)
Magic Mirror (2006)
as Filipe Quinta
The Letter (1999)
as M. da Silva
Two Brothers, My Sister (1994)
as Friend at the Apartment
The Old Man of Belem (2014)
as Luís de Camões
No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)
as 2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal
He Goes Long Barefoot That Waits for Dead Men's Shoes (1970)
as Lívio
Silvestre (1982)
as Pilgrim / Knight / D. Raimundo
Casa de Lava (1995)
as Actor convidado
Días color naranja (2016)
Actor
Recollections of the Yellow House (1989)
as Lívio
No One Twice (1985)
as Carlos
Snow White (2000)
as O Caçador
We Are on Air (2024)
as Voz
My Case (1986)
as L'Intrus
The Spousals of God (1999)
as God's Messenger
Moonfish (2000)
as Dr. João José
O Filme Feliz :) (2023)
Actor
Poor George (1993)
as Highschool Teacher Luis
The Jester (1987)
as Count of Trava
Where the Sun Beats (1989)
as Artur (voice)
Pathos Ethos Logos (2021)
Actor
Os 25 Anos do Teatro da Cornucópia (2000)
as Himself
Inquietude (1998)
as Son
Rage (2018)
as Camacho
A Morte do Príncipe (—)
Actor
The Cannibals (1988)
as Viscount d'Aveleda
The Distant Land (1987)
Actor
The Mountains of the Moon (1987)
as João
Biette (2013)
as Self
The Fifth Empire (2004)
as Simão, Sapateiro Santo
The Wolf of the West Coast (2002)
Actor
Fragments of an Alms-Film (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
Demain? (2011)
as Ruben Dario
Entremês Famoso Sobre a Pesca no Rio Minho (1974)
Actor
The New Testament of Jesus Christ According to John (2013)
Actor
The Sword and the Rose (2010)
as Rosa 2
Day of Despair (1992)
as Freitas Fortuna
Blind Man's Bluff (1994)
as Blind Man
Gestures and Fragments (1983)
as Armando (voice)
The Days When I Don’t Exist (2003)
as L'oncle
Arrabalde (2024)
as Prof. Luís
Manuel Casimiro - Pintar a Ideia (2018)
as Narrador
Alcibíades (1992)
as Voice
Truth or Dare? (2023)
as Self
The Heart's Root (2000)
as Catão
Lisboa Cultural (1984)
Actor
Correspondences (2016)
Actor
Around Rocha’s Table (2021)
as Self
Here on Earth (1993)
as Miguel
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo? (1979)
as Valentin 1
O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores (1977)
Actor
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong (2007)
as Devil
Second Hand (2013)
as Henrique Castro Lima
Neither Bird Nor Fish (1978)
Actor
From Now On (2008)
as António
Love Lights (2022)
Actor
Signals of Life (1984)
Actor
A Present Light (2021)
Actor
A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional (1988)
as Narrator
Romance de Vila do Conde (2008)
as Narrator
Erros Meus (2000)
as Luís de Camões
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta (2008)
as Narrator
The world that was (and that is) (2011)
as Narrator
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side (2007)
Actor
A Pousada das Chagas (1972)
Actor