Luís 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, 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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (96)
The Convent
1995
as Baltar
Recollections of the Yellow House
1989
as Lívio
Rending
2001
as professor
Abraham's Valley
1993
as Carlos de Paiva
The Dancer Upstairs
2002
as Calderón
Blind Man's Bluff
1994
as Blind Man
The Strange Case of Angelica
2010
as Engenheiro
Inquietude
1998
as Son
Word and Utopia
2000
as Padre António Vieira (middle age)
A Talking Picture
2003
as Himself
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990
as 2nd Lt. Cabrita / Viriato / King John II of Portugal
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009
The Fifth Empire
2004
as Simão, Sapateiro Santo
Demain?
2011
as Ruben Dario
Magic Mirror
2006
as Filipe Quinta
The Divine Comedy
1991
as Prophet
Where the Sun Beats
1989
as Artur (voice)
Silvestre
1982
as Pilgrim / Knight / D. Raimundo
No one Twice
1985
as Carlos
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
as Vitalino
The Letter
1999
as M. da Silva
Two Brothers, My Sister
1994
as Friend at the Apartment
The Satin Slipper
1986
as Don Rodrigue
The Uncertainty Principle
2002
as Daniel Roper
The Wolf of the West Coast
2002
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
2007
as Diretor Museu Porto Santo
Gebo and the Shadow
2012
as Chamico
Transatlantique
1997
as Aquilino
The Jester
1987
as Count of Trava
Lisboa Cultural
1984
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
as João
Casa de Lava
1995
as Actor convidado
O Filme Feliz :)
2023
Vertiges
1985
as Herbert Ardown
Snow White
2000
as O Caçador
From Now On
2008
as António
My Case
1986
as L'Intrus
The Last Dive
1992
as Hyperion Extracts Reader (voice)
Correspondences
2016
The Heart's Root
2000
as Catão
Anteroom
2018
The Cannibals
1988
as Viscount d'Aveleda
The Sword and the Rose
2010
as Rosa 2
The Old Man of Belem
2014
as Luís de Camões
April Captains
2000
as Brigadeiro Pais
Island of Loves
1982
as Wenceslau de Moraes
Rage
2018
as Camacho
Second Hand
2013
as Henrique Castro Lima
War
2020
as Cabo Mira
Blood
1989
as The Uncle
The world that was (and that is)
2011
as Narrator
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
1979
as Valentin 1
Zéfiro
1993
as Narrator
Pathos
2021
Fragments of an Alms-Film
1972
as Narrator (voice)
Here on Earth
1993
as Miguel
The Life of Mirrors
2025
Biette
2013
as Self
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008
as Narrator
The Days When I Don’t Exist
2003
as L'oncle
Arrabalde
2024
as Prof. Luís
Illusion
2014
The Spousals of God
1999
as God's Messenger
O Outro Teatro ou As Coisas Pertencem a Quem as Torna Melhores
1977
Moonfish
2000
as Dr. João José
Signals of Life
1984
The Distant Land
1987
Villa Mauresque
1993
as Tiago
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008
as Narrator
Poor George
1993
as Highschool Teacher Luis
Tall Stories
1988
as Dr. Fernando
Gestures and Fragments
1983
as Armando (voice)
He Goes Long Barefoot That Waits For Dead Men's Shoes
1970
as Lívio
Pathos Ethos Logos
2021
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
2007
as Devil
Day of Despair
1992
as Freitas Fortuna
Truth or Dare?
2023
as Self
Memoirs of Teatro da Cornucópia
2025
We Are on Air
2024
as Voz
Alcibíades
1992
as Voice
Erros Meus
2000
as Luís de Camões
Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side
2007
Neither Bird Nor Fish
1978
A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional
1988
as Narrator
Around Rocha’s Table
2021
as Self
A Present Light
2021
The Enclosure of Time
2013
as Louis Canterel
Días color naranja
2016
The New Testament of Jesus Christ According to John
2013
A Pousada das Chagas
1972
Love Lights
2022
A Morte do Príncipe
Entremês Famoso Sobre a Pesca no Rio Minho
1974
Pas Perdus
2008
as (voice)
Manuel Casimiro - Pintar a Ideia
2018
as Narrador
Os 25 Anos do Teatro da Cornucópia
2000
as Himself
About Luís Miguel Cintra
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 b… With 97 credits spanning from 1970 to 2025, Luís Miguel Cintra has appeared in 96 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Luís Miguel Cintra Movies
- The Convent (1995) — as Baltar
- Recollections of the Yellow House (1989) — as Lívio
- Rending (2001) — as professor
- Abraham's Valley (1993) — as Carlos de Paiva
- The Dancer Upstairs (2002) — as Calderón
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