LuĂs Miguel Cintra
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1949-04-29 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Madrid, Spain
Biography
An iconic actor and stage director in Portugal, LuĂs 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 CornucĂłpia 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, LuĂs 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, CamĂ”es, Antero de Quental and Ruy Belo. In 1987, Cintra made his debut as an opera stage director, with L'Enfant et les SortilĂšges, 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, LuĂs Miguel Cintra began his career in cinema early, making his debut in a short film by JoĂŁo CĂ©sar Monteiro. From that point until now, he worked in over 70 films, with directors like the aforementioned JoĂŁo CĂ©sar Monteiro, Paulo Rocha, Manoel de Oliveira, Joaquim Pinto, JoĂŁo 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 LuĂs Miguel Cintraâs 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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (96)
The Convent
1995
as Baltar
Abraham's Valley
1993
as Carlos de Paiva
Rending
2001
as professor
Illusion
2014
The Dancer Upstairs
2002
as CalderĂłn
Magic Mirror
2006
as Filipe Quinta
Recollections of the Yellow House
1989
as LĂvio
Blind Man's Bluff
1994
as Blind Man
A Talking Picture
2003
as Himself
My Case
1986
as L'Intrus
The Strange Case of Angelica
2010
as Engenheiro
The Jester
1987
as Count of Trava
Correspondences
2016
The Uncertainty Principle
2002
as Daniel Roper
Blood
1989
as The Uncle
The Divine Comedy
1991
as Prophet
AlcibĂades
1992
as Voice
The Cannibals
1988
as Viscount d'Aveleda
Snow White
2000
as O Caçador
Inquietude
1998
as Son
Pathos
2021
The Life of Mirrors
2025
The Fifth Empire
2004
as SimĂŁo, Sapateiro Santo
Rage
2018
as Camacho
Vertiges
1985
as Herbert Ardown
Word and Utopia
2000
as Padre AntĂłnio Vieira (middle age)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
as Vitalino
Two Brothers, My Sister
1994
as Friend at the Apartment
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
2007
as Diretor Museu Porto Santo
The Letter
1999
as M. da Silva
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009
Silvestre
1982
as Pilgrim / Knight / D. Raimundo
The Spousals of God
1999
as God's Messenger
Where the Sun Beats
1989
as Artur (voice)
Island of Loves
1982
as Wenceslau de Moraes
The Last Dive
1992
as Hyperion Extracts Reader (voice)
The Wolf of the West Coast
2002
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990
as 2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal
Casa de Lava
1995
as Actor convidado
April Captains
2000
as Brigadeiro Pais
Gebo and the Shadow
2012
as Chamico
Lisboa Cultural
1984
Here on Earth
1993
as Miguel
The Satin Slipper
1986
as Don Rodrigue
The Sword and the Rose
2010
as Rosa 2
Demain?
2011
as Ruben Dario
The Old Man of Belem
2014
as LuĂs de CamĂ”es
No one Twice
1985
as Carlos
Biette
2013
as Self
From Now On
2008
as AntĂłnio
The Days When I Donât Exist
2003
as L'oncle
Villa Mauresque
1993
as Tiago
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
as JoĂŁo
E NĂŁo se Pode ExterminĂĄ-lo?
1979
as Valentin 1
Arrabalde
2024
as Prof. LuĂs
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008
as Narrator
War
2020
as Cabo Mira
Signals of Life
1984
The Distant Land
1987
Transatlantique
1997
as Aquilino
Anteroom
2018
Around Rochaâs Table
2021
as Self
The Heart's Root
2000
as CatĂŁo
We Are on Air
2024
as Voz
O Filme Feliz :)
2023
The world that was (and that is)
2011
as Narrator
O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores
1977
Second Hand
2013
as Henrique Castro Lima
Day of Despair
1992
as Freitas Fortuna
Gestures and Fragments
1983
as Armando (voice)
Pathos Ethos Logos
2021
ZĂ©firo
1993
as Narrator
Moonfish
2000
as Dr. João José
Fragments of an Alms-Film
1972
as Narrator (voice)
Poor George
1993
as Highschool Teacher Luis
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008
as Narrator
Memoirs of Teatro da CornucĂłpia
2025
EntremĂȘs Famoso Sobre a Pesca no Rio Minho
1974
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
2007
Tall Stories
1988
as Dr. Fernando
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
2007
as Devil
Neither Bird Nor Fish
1978
Erros Meus
2000
as LuĂs de CamĂ”es
The New Testament of Jesus Christ According to John
2013
DĂas color naranja
2016
Truth or Dare?
2023
as Self
The Enclosure of Time
2013
as Louis Canterel
He Goes Long Barefoot That Waits For Dead Men's Shoes
1970
as LĂvio
A Pousada das Chagas
1972
A PropĂłsito da Bandeira Nacional
1988
as Narrator
A Present Light
2021
Love Lights
2022
Manuel Casimiro - Pintar a Ideia
2018
as Narrador
A Morte do PrĂncipe
Pas Perdus
2008
as (voice)
Os 25 Anos do Teatro da CornucĂłpia
2000
as Himself
About LuĂs Miguel Cintra
An iconic actor and stage director in Portugal, LuĂs 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 CornucĂłpia Company, in 1973, where he directed plays b⊠With 97 credits spanning from 1970 to 2025, LuĂs Miguel Cintra has appeared in 96 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular LuĂs Miguel Cintra Movies
- The Convent (1995) â as Baltar
- Abraham's Valley (1993) â as Carlos de Paiva
- Rending (2001) â as professor
- Illusion (2014)
- The Dancer Upstairs (2002) â as CalderĂłn
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